Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *pealtō, from Proto-Finnic *pëlto.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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bealdu

  1. field (for farming)

Inflection

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Even u-stem, ld-ldd gradation
Nominative bealdu
Genitive bealddu
bealddọ
Singular Plural
Nominative bealdu bealddut
Accusative bealddu bealddūid
Genitive bealddu
bealddọ
bealddūid
Illative bēldui bealddūide
Locative bealddus bealddūin
Comitative bealddūin bealddūiguin
Essive bealdun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bēldon bēldome bēldomet
2nd person bēldot bēldode bēldodet
3rd person bealdus bealduska bealduset

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