rievdnu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈrie̯vːtnuː/

Noun

rievdnu

1. straight pin

Inflection

Even u-stem, vdn-vnn gradation
Nominative	rievdnu
Genitive	rievnnu rievnnọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rievdnu	rievnnut
Accusative	rievnnu	rievnnūid
Genitive	rievnnu rievnnọ	rievnnūid
Illative	rīvdnui	rievnnūide
Locative	rievnnus	rievnnūin
Comitative	rievnnūin	rievnnūiguin
Essive	rievdnun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person rīvdnon rīvdnome rīvdnomet 2nd person rīvdnot rīvdnode rīvdnodet 3rd person rievdnus rievdnuska rievdnuset

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