Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvovːtna/

Noun

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vovdna

  1. cart, wagon

Inflection

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Even a-stem, vdn-vnn gradation
Nominative vovdna
Genitive vovnna
Singular Plural
Nominative vovdna vovnnat
Accusative vovnna vovnnaid
Genitive vovnna vovnnaid
Illative vovdnii vovnnaide
Locative vovnnas vovnnain
Comitative vovnnain vovnnaiguin
Essive vovdnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person vovdnan vovdname vovdnamet
2nd person vovdnat vovdnade vovdnadet
3rd person vovdnas vovdnaska vovdnaset

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