Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *vearō.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvea̯rruː/

Noun edit

vearru

  1. tax

Inflection edit

Even u-stem, rr-r gradation
Nominative vearru
Genitive vearu
vearọ
Singular Plural
Nominative vearru vearut
Accusative vearu vearūid
Genitive vearu
vearọ
vearūid
Illative vērrui vearūide
Locative vearus vearūin
Comitative vearūin vearūiguin
Essive vearrun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person vērron vērrome vērromet
2nd person vērrot vērrode vērrodet
3rd person vearrus vearruska vearruset

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland