eanu
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈea̯nuː/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Samic *eanōj.
Noun
eanu
- maternal uncle, one's mother's brother
Inflection
| Contracted u-stem, dn-n gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | eanu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | ēdno | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | eanu | ēdnot | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | ēdno | ēdnuid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | ēdno | ēdnuid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | ēdnui | ēdnuide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | ēdnos | ēdnuin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | ēdnuin | ēdnuiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | eanun | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
eanu
- accusative/genitive singular of eatnu