Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *soaδēs.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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soađis

  1. chip (of wood)
  2. splint

Inflection

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Contracted i-stem, đˈđ-đ gradation
Nominative soađis
Genitive soađˈđá
Singular Plural
Nominative soađis soađˈđát
Accusative soađˈđá soađˈđáid
Genitive soađˈđá soađˈđáid
Illative soađˈđái soađˈđáide
Locative soađˈđás soađˈđáin
Comitative soađˈđáin soađˈđáiguin
Essive soađisin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person soađˈđán soađˈđáme soađˈđámet
2nd person soađˈđát soađˈđáde soađˈđádet
3rd person soađˈđás soađˈđáska soađˈđáset

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