See also: Cinna and cinna

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): /ˈt͡sinːnaː/

Noun

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cinˈná

  1. vagina
  2. (vulgar) cunt

Inflection

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Even á-stem, nˈn-nn gradation
Nominative cinˈná
Genitive cinná
Singular Plural
Nominative cinˈná cinnát
Accusative cinná cinnáid
Genitive cinná cinnáid
Illative cinˈnái cinnáide
Locative cinnás cinnáin
Comitative cinnáin cinnáiguin
Essive cinˈnán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person cinˈnán cinˈnáme cinˈnámet
2nd person cinˈnát cinˈnáde cinˈnádet
3rd person cinˈnás cinˈnáska cinˈnáset

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