Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From gieldit +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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gieldu

  1. prohibition
    Synonym: gieldda

Inflection

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Even u-stem, ld-ldd gradation
Nominative gieldu
Genitive gielddu
gielddọ
Singular Plural
Nominative gieldu gielddut
Accusative gielddu gielddūid
Genitive gielddu
gielddọ
gielddūid
Illative gīldui gielddūide
Locative gielddus gielddūin
Comitative gielddūin gielddūiguin
Essive gieldun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gīldon gīldome gīldomet
2nd person gīldot gīldode gīldodet
3rd person gieldus gielduska gielduset

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