Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From skábma (time of darkness) +‎ mánnu (month).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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skábmamánnu

  1. November

Inflection

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Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative skábmamánnu
Genitive skábmamánu
skábmamánọ
Singular Plural
Nominative skábmamánnu skábmamánut
Accusative skábmamánu skábmamánūid
Genitive skábmamánu
skábmamánọ
skábmamánūid
Illative skábmamánnui skábmamánūide
Locative skábmamánus skábmamánūin
Comitative skábmamánūin skábmamánūiguin
Essive skábmamánnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person skábmamánnon skábmamánnome skábmamánnomet
2nd person skábmamánnot skábmamánnode skábmamánnodet
3rd person skábmamánnus skábmamánnuska skábmamánnuset

See also

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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