Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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fuorrá

  1. prostitute

Inflection

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Even á-stem, rr-r gradation
Nominative fuorrá
Genitive fuorá
Singular Plural
Nominative fuorrá fuorát
Accusative fuorá fuoráid
Genitive fuorá fuoráid
Illative fuorrái fuoráide
Locative fuorás fuoráin
Comitative fuoráin fuoráiguin
Essive fuorrán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person fuorrán fuorráme fuorrámet
2nd person fuorrát fuorráde fuorrádet
3rd person fuorrás fuorráska fuorráset

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