guđju

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkuðːjuː/

Noun

guđju

1. cover, protection

Inflection

Even u-stem, đj-đjj gradation
Nominative	guđju
Genitive	guđjju guđjjọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	guđju	guđjjut
Accusative	guđjju	guđjjūid
Genitive	guđjju guđjjọ	guđjjūid
Illative	guđjui	guđjjūide
Locative	guđjjus	guđjjūin
Comitative	guđjjūin	guđjjūiguin
Essive	guđjun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person guđjon guđjome guđjomet 2nd person guđjot guđjode guđjodet 3rd person guđjus guđjuska guđjuset

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