Northern Sami

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Norwegian bibliotek.

Pronunciation

edit
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpipːliːoteːhka/

Noun

edit

bibliotēhka

  1. library

Inflection

edit
Even a-stem, no gradation
Nominative bibliotēhka
Genitive bibliotēhka
Singular Plural
Nominative bibliotēhka bibliotēhkat
Accusative bibliotēhka bibliotēhkaid
Genitive bibliotēhka bibliotēhkaid
Illative bibliotēhkii bibliotēhkaide
Locative bibliotēhkas bibliotēhkain
Comitative bibliotēhkain bibliotēhkaiguin
Essive bibliotēhkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bibliotēhkan bibliotēhkame bibliotēhkamet
2nd person bibliotēhkat bibliotēhkade bibliotēhkadet
3rd person bibliotēhkas bibliotēhkaska bibliotēhkaset

Alternative forms

edit

Further reading

edit
  • 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