boddu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpodːduː/

Noun

boddu

1. pause, break
2. moment

Inflection

Even u-stem, dd-tt gradation
Nominative	boddu
Genitive	bottu bottọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	boddu	bottut
Accusative	bottu	bottūid
Genitive	bottu bottọ	bottūid
Illative	boddui	bottūide
Locative	bottus	bottūin
Comitative	bottūin	bottūiguin
Essive	boddun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person boddon boddome boddomet 2nd person boddot boddode boddodet 3rd person boddus bodduska bodduset

Further reading

• 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