Livvi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *riita, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *strīdaz. Cognates include Finnish riita.

Noun

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riidu

  1. quarrel

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *rijtō.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈrijːtuː/

Noun

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riidu

  1. quarrel

Inflection

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Even u-stem, id-idd gradation
Nominative riidu
Genitive riiddu
riiddọ
Singular Plural
Nominative riidu riiddut
Accusative riiddu riiddūid
Genitive riiddu
riiddọ
riiddūid
Illative riidui riiddūide
Locative riiddus riiddūin
Comitative riiddūin riiddūiguin
Essive riidun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person riidon riidome riidomet
2nd person riidot riidode riidodet
3rd person riidus riiduska riiduset

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