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): /ˈpodːniː/

Noun

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bodni

  1. bottom

Inflection

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Even i-stem, dn-tn gradation
Nominative bodni
Genitive botni
botnẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative bodni botnit
Accusative botni botniid
Genitive botni
botnẹ
botniid
Illative bodnái botniide
Locative botnis botniin
Comitative botniin botniiguin
Essive bodnin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bodnán bodnáme bodnámet
2nd person bodnát bodnáde bodnádet
3rd person bodnis bodniska bodniset

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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bodni n

  1. definite plural of badn