See also: airu

Inari Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ājrō, from Proto-Germanic *airō.

Noun

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áiru

  1. oar

Inflection

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Even u-stem, jˈr-jr gradation
Nominative áiru
Genitive ááiru
Singular Plural
Nominative áiru ááiruh
Accusative ááiru ááiruid
Genitive ááiru áirui
ááirui
Illative ááirun áiroid
Locative ááirust ááiruin
Comitative áiroin áiruiguin
Abessive áiruttáá áiruittáá
Essive áirun
Partitive áirud
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Further reading

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  • 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

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ājrō, from Proto-Germanic *airō.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaːjːruː/

Noun

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áiru

  1. oar

Inflection

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Even u-stem, ir-irr gradation
Nominative áiru
Genitive áirru
áirrọ
Singular Plural
Nominative áiru áirrut
Accusative áirru áirrūid
Genitive áirru
áirrọ
áirrūid
Illative áirui áirrūide
Locative áirrus áirrūin
Comitative áirrūin áirrūiguin
Essive áirun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person áiron áirome áiromet
2nd person áirot áirode áirodet
3rd person áirus áiruska áiruset

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland