ruitu

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈrujːtuː/

Noun

ruitu

1. cooking pot (vessel)

Inflection

Even u-stem, it-itt gradation
Nominative	ruitu
Genitive	ruittu ruittọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ruitu	ruittut
Accusative	ruittu	ruittūid
Genitive	ruittu ruittọ	ruittūid
Illative	ruitui	ruittūide
Locative	ruittus	ruittūin
Comitative	ruittūin	ruittūiguin
Essive	ruitun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person ruiton ruitome ruitomet 2nd person ruitot ruitode ruitodet 3rd person ruitus ruituska ruituset

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