Northern Sami edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsilːtiː/

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Samic *siltē.

Noun edit

sildi

  1. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus
    Synonym: sallit
Inflection edit
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 edit
  • 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 edit

Borrowed from Finnish silta.

Noun edit

sildi

  1. bridge
Inflection edit
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 edit
  • 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