Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From albmi +‎ -laš.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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almmálaš (comparative almmálit or almmálaččat, superlative almmáleamos or almmálaččamus)

  1. heavenly, celestial

Inflection

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Even a-stem, žž-čč gradation
Attributive almmálaš
Nominative almmálaš
Genitive almmálačča
Attributive almmálaš
Singular Plural
Nominative almmálaš almmálaččat
Accusative almmálačča almmálaččaid
Genitive almmálačča almmálaččaid
Illative almmálažžii almmálaččaide
Locative almmálaččas almmálaččain
Comitative almmálaččain almmálaččaiguin
Essive almmálažžan

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