Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian revolusjon, ultimately from Latin revolūtiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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revolušuvdna

  1. revolution (overthrowing the government)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, vdn-vnn gradation
Nominative revolušuvdna
Genitive revolušuvnna
Singular Plural
Nominative revolušuvdna revolušuvnnat
Accusative revolušuvnna revolušuvnnaid
Genitive revolušuvnna revolušuvnnaid
Illative revolušuvdnii revolušuvnnaide
Locative revolušuvnnas revolušuvnnain
Comitative revolušuvnnain revolušuvnnaiguin
Essive revolušuvdnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person revolušuvdnan revolušuvdname revolušuvdnamet
2nd person revolušuvdnat revolušuvdnade revolušuvdnadet
3rd person revolušuvdnas revolušuvdnaska revolušuvdnaset

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