Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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appelsiidna

  1. orange (fruit)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, idn-inn gradation
Nominative appelsiidna
Genitive appelsiinna
Singular Plural
Nominative appelsiidna appelsiinnat
Accusative appelsiinna appelsiinnaid
Genitive appelsiinna appelsiinnaid
Illative appelsiidnii appelsiinnaide
Locative appelsiinnas appelsiinnain
Comitative appelsiinnain appelsiinnaiguin
Essive appelsiidnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person appelsiidnan appelsiidname appelsiidnamet
2nd person appelsiidnat appelsiidnade appelsiidnadet
3rd person appelsiidnas appelsiidnaska appelsiidnaset

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