hárdu

See also: hardu

Northern Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *(h)ārtō.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhaːrːtuː/

Noun

hárdu

1. shoulder

   Synonym: oalgi

Inflection

Even u-stem, rd-rdd gradation
Nominative	hárdu
Genitive	hárddu hárddọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hárdu	hárddut
Accusative	hárddu	hárddūid
Genitive	hárddu hárddọ	hárddūid
Illative	hárdui	hárddūide
Locative	hárddus	hárddūin
Comitative	hárddūin	hárddūiguin
Essive	hárdun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person hárdon hárdome hárdomet 2nd person hárdot hárdode hárdodet 3rd person hárdus hárduska hárduset

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