buođđu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *puoδō.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpuo̯ððuː/

Noun

buođđu

1. dam, barrage

Inflection

Even u-stem, đđ-đ gradation
Nominative	buođđu
Genitive	buođu buođọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	buođđu	buođut
Accusative	buođu	buođūid
Genitive	buođu buođọ	buođūid
Illative	būđđui	buođūide
Locative	buođus	buođūin
Comitative	buođūin	buođūiguin
Essive	buođđun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person būđđon būđđome būđđomet 2nd person būđđot būđđode būđđodet 3rd person buođđus buođđuska buođđuset

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