Maori

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English pearl.

Noun

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peara

  1. pearl

Adjective

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peara

  1. pearly

Further reading

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  • peara” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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): /ˈpʰea̯ra/

Noun

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peara

  1. pear

Inflection

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Even a-stem, no gradation
Nominative peara
Genitive peara
Singular Plural
Nominative peara pearat
Accusative peara pearaid
Genitive peara pearaid
Illative pērii pearaide
Locative pearas pearain
Comitative pearain pearaiguin
Essive pearan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person pearan pearame pearamet
2nd person pearat pearade pearadet
3rd person pearas pearaska pearaset

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

Southern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish pära.

Noun

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peara

  1. potato

Inflection

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Even a-stem
Nominative peara
Genitive pearan
Singular Plural
Nominative peara pearah
Accusative pearam pearide
Genitive pearan pearaj
Illative pearese
pearase
pearide
Inessive pearesne pearine
Elative peareste pearijste
Comitative pearine pearajgujmie
Essive pearine