Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kruvdno

  1. crown (currency)

Inflection

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Even o-stem, vdn-vnn gradation
Nominative kruvdno
Genitive kruvnno
Singular Plural
Nominative kruvdno kruvnnot
Accusative kruvnno kruvnnuid
Genitive kruvnno kruvnnuid
Illative kruvdnui kruvnnuide
Locative kruvnnos kruvnnuin
Comitative kruvnnuin kruvnnuiguin
Essive kruvdnon
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person kruvdnon kruvdnome kruvdnomet
2nd person kruvdnot kruvdnode kruvdnodet
3rd person kruvdnos kruvdnoska kruvdnoset

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