See also: maanu

Inari Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *mānō.

Noun edit

mááṇu

  1. moon
  2. month

Inflection edit

Even inflection in -u
singular plural
Nominative mááṇu máánuh
Accusative máánu máánuid
Genitive máánu mánui
máánui
Illative mááṇun máánuid
Locative máánust máánuin
Comitative máánuin mánuiguin
Abessive mánuttáá mánuittáá
Essive máánnun
Partitive máánnud

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • 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