oaidu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈoɑ̯jːtuː/

Noun

oaidu

1. a species of seal

Inflection

Even u-stem, id-idd gradation
Nominative	oaidu
Genitive	oaiddu oaiddọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	oaidu	oaiddut
Accusative	oaiddu	oaiddūid
Genitive	oaiddu oaiddọ	oaiddūid
Illative	ōidui	oaiddūide
Locative	oaiddus	oaiddūin
Comitative	oaiddūin	oaiddūiguin
Essive	oaidun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person ōidon ōidome ōidomet 2nd person ōidot ōidode ōidodet 3rd person oaidus oaiduska oaiduset

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