Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian adopsjon.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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adopšuvdna

  1. adoption

Inflection

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Even a-stem, vdn-vnn gradation
Nominative adopšuvdna
Genitive adopšuvnna
Singular Plural
Nominative adopšuvdna adopšuvnnat
Accusative adopšuvnna adopšuvnnaid
Genitive adopšuvnna adopšuvnnaid
Illative adopšuvdnii adopšuvnnaide
Locative adopšuvnnas adopšuvnnain
Comitative adopšuvnnain adopšuvnnaiguin
Essive adopšuvdnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person adopšuvdnan adopšuvdname adopšuvdnamet
2nd person adopšuvdnat adopšuvdnade adopšuvdnadet
3rd person adopšuvdnas adopšuvdnaska adopšuvdnaset
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