eallin

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈea̯lliːn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *ealēmē. Equivalent to eallit +‎ -n.

Noun

eallin

1. life

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	eallin
Genitive	eallima
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	eallin	eallimat
Accusative	eallima	eallimiid
Genitive	eallima	eallimiid
Illative	eallimii	eallimiidda
Locative	eallimis	eallimiin
Comitative	eallimiin	eallimiiguin
Essive	eallimin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person ealliman eallimeamẹ eallimeamẹt 2nd person eallimat eallimeattẹ eallimeattẹt 3rd person eallimis eallimeaskkạ eallimeasẹt

Derived terms

• eallinvuohki

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ealˈlin

1. essive of ealˈli