dievdu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtie̯vːtuː/

Noun

dievdu

1. man

Inflection

Even u-stem, vd-vdd gradation
Nominative	dievdu
Genitive	dievddu dievddọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dievdu	dievddut
Accusative	dievddu	dievddūid
Genitive	dievddu dievddọ	dievddūid
Illative	dīvdui	dievddūide
Locative	dievddus	dievddūin
Comitative	dievddūin	dievddūiguin
Essive	dievdun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person dīvdon dīvdome dīvdomet 2nd person dīvdot dīvdode dīvdodet 3rd person dievdus dievduska dievduset

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