sildi

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsilːtiː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *siltē.

Noun

sildi

1. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus

   Synonym: sallit

Inflection

Even i-stem, ld-ldd gradation
Nominative	sildi
Genitive	silddi silddẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sildi	silddit
Accusative	silddi	silddiid
Genitive	silddi silddẹ	silddiid
Illative	sildái	silddiide
Locative	silddis	silddiin
Comitative	silddiin	silddiiguin
Essive	sildin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person sildán sildáme sildámet 2nd person sildát sildáde sildádet 3rd person sildis sildiska sildiset

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Finnish silta.

Noun

sildi

1. bridge

Inflection

Even i-stem, ld-ldd gradation
Nominative	sildi
Genitive	silddi silddẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sildi	silddit
Accusative	silddi	silddiid
Genitive	silddi silddẹ	silddiid
Illative	sildái	silddiide
Locative	silddis	silddiin
Comitative	silddiin	silddiiguin
Essive	sildin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person sildán sildáme sildámet 2nd person sildát sildáde sildádet 3rd person sildis sildiska sildiset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland