Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *lieδē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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lieđđi

  1. flower
    Synonym: rássi
  2. blossom, bloom

Inflection

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Even i-stem, đđ-đ gradation
Nominative lieđđi
Genitive lieđi
lieđẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative lieđđi lieđit
Accusative lieđi līđiid
Genitive lieđi
lieđẹ
līđiid
Illative lieđđái līđiide
Locative lieđis līđiin
Comitative līđiin līđiiguin
Essive lieđđin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person lieđđán lieđđáme lieđđámet
2nd person lieđđát lieđđáde lieđđádet
3rd person lieđđis lieđđiska lieđđiset

Derived terms

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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