Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *moδē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmoððiː/

Noun

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mođđi

  1. mud

Inflection

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Even i-stem, đđ-đ gradation
Nominative mođđi
Genitive mođi
mođẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative mođđi mođit
Accusative mođi mođiid
Genitive mođi
mođẹ
mođiid
Illative mođđái mođiide
Locative mođis mođiin
Comitative mođiin mođiiguin
Essive mođđin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person mođđán mođđáme mođđámet
2nd person mođđát mođđáde mođđádet
3rd person mođđis mođđiska mođđiset
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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