See also: Noaidi

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Samic *noajtē. Cognate with Southern Sami nåejtie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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noaidi

  1. shaman
  2. a Sami shaman

Declension

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Even i-stem, id-idd gradation
Nominative noaidi
Genitive noaiddi
noaiddẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative noaidi noaiddit
Accusative noaiddi nōiddiid
Genitive noaiddi
noaiddẹ
nōiddiid
Illative noaidái nōiddiide
Locative noaiddis nōiddiin
Comitative nōiddiin nōiddiiguin
Essive noaidin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person noaidán noaidáme noaidámet
2nd person noaidát noaidáde noaidádet
3rd person noaidis noaidiska noaidiset

Descendants

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  • Norwegian
    • Norwegian Bokmål: noaide
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: noaide