departemännta

Pite Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish departement, from French département, from Old French département.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈparteˌmɛnːta/, [deˈparteˌmɛnːta]

Noun

departemännta

1. department

Inflection

Even a-stem, nnt-nt gradation
Nominative	departemännta
Genitive	departemienta
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	departemännta	departemienta
Accusative	departemientav	departemientajt
Genitive	departemienta	departemientaj
Illative	departemänntaj	departemientajda
Inessive	departemientan	departemientajn
Elative	departemientast departemientas	departemientajst departemientajs
Comitative	departemientajn	departemientaj
Essive	departemänntan

Further reading

• departemännta in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press