Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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njierrá

  1. mouse

Inflection

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Even á-stem, rr-r gradation
Nominative njierrá
Genitive njierá
Singular Plural
Nominative njierrá njierát
Accusative njierá njieráid
Genitive njierá njieráid
Illative njierrái njieráide
Locative njierás njieráin
Comitative njieráin njieráiguin
Essive njierrán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person njierrán njierráme njierrámet
2nd person njierrát njierráde njierrádet
3rd person njierrás njierráska njierráset

Alternative forms

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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