See also: corru

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *čorō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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čorru

  1. hill, slope
  2. moraine

Inflection

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Even u-stem, rr-r gradation
Nominative čorru
Genitive čoru
čorọ
Singular Plural
Nominative čorru čorut
Accusative čoru čorūid
Genitive čoru
čorọ
čorūid
Illative čorrui čorūide
Locative čorus čorūin
Comitative čorūin čorūiguin
Essive čorrun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čorron čorrome čorromet
2nd person čorrot čorrode čorrodet
3rd person čorrus čorruska čorruset

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