soddjil

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sojëjēlē. Equivalent to sodjat +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsoɟːɟiːl/

Adjective

soddjil (comparative soddjilit, superlative soddjileamos)

1. bendable, flexible

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive	soddjilis
Nominative	soddjil
Genitive	soddjila
Attributive	soddjilis
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	soddjil	soddjilat
Accusative	soddjila	soddjiliid
Genitive	soddjila	soddjiliid
Illative	soddjilii	soddjiliidda
Locative	soddjilis	soddjiliin
Comitative	soddjiliin	soddjiliiguin
Essive	soddjilin

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