Northern Sami

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsatːmiː/

Noun

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satmi

  1. water moss

Inflection

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Even i-stem, tm-tmm gradation
Nominative satmi
Genitive satmmi
satmmẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative satmi satmmit
Accusative satmmi satmmiid
Genitive satmmi
satmmẹ
satmmiid
Illative satmái satmmiide
Locative satmmis satmmiin
Comitative satmmiin satmmiiguin
Essive satmin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person satmán satmáme satmámet
2nd person satmát satmáde satmádet
3rd person satmis satmiska satmiset

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