Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From sáhcut +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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sáhcu

  1. line, stroke, stripe

Inflection

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Even u-stem, hc-z gradation
Nominative sáhcu
Genitive sázu
sázọ
Singular Plural
Nominative sáhcu sázut
Accusative sázu sázūid
Genitive sázu
sázọ
sázūid
Illative sáhcui sázūide
Locative sázus sázūin
Comitative sázūin sázūiguin
Essive sáhcun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sáhcon sáhcome sáhcomet
2nd person sáhcot sáhcode sáhcodet
3rd person sáhcus sáhcuska sáhcuset

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