Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian visjon, ultimately from Latin vīsiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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višuvdna

  1. vision (image of the future, goal)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, vdn-vnn gradation
Nominative višuvdna
Genitive višuvnna
Singular Plural
Nominative višuvdna višuvnnat
Accusative višuvnna višuvnnaid
Genitive višuvnna višuvnnaid
Illative višuvdnii višuvnnaide
Locative višuvnnas višuvnnain
Comitative višuvnnain višuvnnaiguin
Essive višuvdnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person višuvdnan višuvdname višuvdnamet
2nd person višuvdnat višuvdnade višuvdnadet
3rd person višuvdnas višuvdnaska višuvdnaset

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