guottu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuontōj.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkuo̯ttuː/

Noun

guottu

1. stump
2. tree root

Inflection

Contracted u-stem, dd-tt gradation
Nominative	guottu
Genitive	gūddo
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	guottu	gūddot
Accusative	gūddo	gūdduid
Genitive	gūddo	gūdduid
Illative	gūddui	gūdduide
Locative	gūddos	gūdduin
Comitative	gūdduin	gūdduiguin
Essive	guottun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gūddon gūddome gūddomet 2nd person gūddot gūddode gūddodet 3rd person gūddos gūddoska gūddoset

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