geaidnu
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *keajnō.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkea̯jːtnuː/
Noun
geaidnu
- way, road
- method, means
Inflection
| Even u-stem, idn-inn gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | geaidnu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | geainnu geainnọ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | geaidnu | geainnut | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | geainnu | geainnūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | geainnu geainnọ | geainnūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | gēidnui | geainnūide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | geainnus | geainnūin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | geainnūin | geainnūiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | geaidnun | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Guovdageaidnu
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