Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian definisjon, ultimately from Latin dēfīnītiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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definišuvdna

  1. definition

Inflection

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Even a-stem, vdn-vnn gradation
Nominative definišuvdna
Genitive definišuvnna
Singular Plural
Nominative definišuvdna definišuvnnat
Accusative definišuvnna definišuvnnaid
Genitive definišuvnna definišuvnnaid
Illative definišuvdnii definišuvnnaide
Locative definišuvnnas definišuvnnain
Comitative definišuvnnain definišuvnnaiguin
Essive definišuvdnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person definišuvdnan definišuvdname definišuvdnamet
2nd person definišuvdnat definišuvdnade definišuvdnadet
3rd person definišuvdnas definišuvdnaska definišuvdnaset
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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