lidnu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *linnō.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlidːnuː/

Noun

lidnu

1. Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo.

Inflection

Even u-stem, no gradation
Nominative	lidnu
Genitive	lidnu lidnọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lidnu	lidnut
Accusative	lidnu	lidnūid
Genitive	lidnu lidnọ	lidnūid
Illative	lidnui	lidnūide
Locative	lidnus	lidnūin
Comitative	lidnūin	lidnūiguin
Essive	lidnun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person lidnon lidnome lidnomet 2nd person lidnot lidnode lidnodet 3rd person lidnus lidnuska lidnuset

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