Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From veadjit +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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veadju

  1. strength, ability

Inflection

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Even u-stem, dj-j gradation
Nominative veadju
Genitive veaju
veajọ
Singular Plural
Nominative veadju veajut
Accusative veaju veajūid
Genitive veaju
veajọ
veajūid
Illative vēdjui veajūide
Locative veajus veajūin
Comitative veajūin veajūiguin
Essive veadjun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person vēdjon vēdjome vēdjomet
2nd person vēdjot vēdjode vēdjodet
3rd person veadjus veadjuska veadjuset

Derived terms

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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