Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Compound of miessi (reindeer calf) +‎ mánnu (month).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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miessẹmánnu

  1. May
  2. (traditionally) May and early June

Inflection

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Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative miessẹmánnu
Genitive miessẹmánu
miessẹmánọ
Singular Plural
Nominative miessẹmánnu miessẹmánut
Accusative miessẹmánu miessẹmánūid
Genitive miessẹmánu
miessẹmánọ
miessẹmánūid
Illative miessẹmánnui miessẹmánūide
Locative miessẹmánus miessẹmánūin
Comitative miessẹmánūin miessẹmánūiguin
Essive miessẹmánnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person miessẹmánnon miessẹmánnome miessẹmánnomet
2nd person miessẹmánnot miessẹmánnode miessẹmánnodet
3rd person miessẹmánnus miessẹmánnuska miessẹmánnuset

See also

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