Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian kommisjon, ultimately from Latin commissiō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kommišuvdna

  1. commission (body of officials)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, vdn-vnn gradation
Nominative kommišuvdna
Genitive kommišuvnna
Singular Plural
Nominative kommišuvdna kommišuvnnat
Accusative kommišuvnna kommišuvnnaid
Genitive kommišuvnna kommišuvnnaid
Illative kommišuvdnii kommišuvnnaide
Locative kommišuvnnas kommišuvnnain
Comitative kommišuvnnain kommišuvnnaiguin
Essive kommišuvdnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person kommišuvdnan kommišuvdname kommišuvdnamet
2nd person kommišuvdnat kommišuvdnade kommišuvdnadet
3rd person kommišuvdnas kommišuvdnaska kommišuvdnaset

Alternative forms

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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