Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From rievdadit +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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rievdadus

  1. change, modification, alteration

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative rievdadus
Genitive rievdadusa
Singular Plural
Nominative rievdadus rievdadusat
Accusative rievdadusa rievdadusaid
Genitive rievdadusa rievdadusaid
Illative rievdadussii rievdadusaide
Locative rievdadusas rievdadusain
Comitative rievdadusain rievdadusaiguin
Essive rievdadussan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person rievdadussan rievdadussame rievdadussamet
2nd person rievdadussat rievdadussade rievdadussadet
3rd person rievdadussas rievdadussaska rievdadussaset

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