muoldu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmuo̯lːtuː/

Noun

muoldu

1. topsoil

Inflection

Even u-stem, ld-ldd gradation
Nominative	muoldu
Genitive	muolddu muolddọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	muoldu	muolddut
Accusative	muolddu	muolddūid
Genitive	muolddu muolddọ	muolddūid
Illative	mūldui	muolddūide
Locative	muolddus	muolddūin
Comitative	muolddūin	muolddūiguin
Essive	muoldun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person mūldon mūldome mūldomet 2nd person mūldot mūldode mūldodet 3rd person muoldus muolduska muolduset

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