Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *earttē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈea̯rːtiː/

Noun

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earti

  1. incline, slope

Inflection

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Even i-stem, rt-rtt gradation
Nominative earti
Genitive eartti
earttẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative earti earttit
Accusative eartti ērttiid
Genitive eartti
earttẹ
ērttiid
Illative eartái ērttiide
Locative earttis ērttiin
Comitative ērttiin ērttiiguin
Essive eartin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person eartán eartáme eartámet
2nd person eartát eartáde eartádet
3rd person eartis eartiska eartiset

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