guovvamánnu
Northern Sami
Etymology
Perhaps from guovso (“dawn, daybreak”) + mánnu (“month”).Parallel to Lule Sami guovvamánno.
Noun
guovvamánnu
- February
Inflection
Even u-stem, nn-n gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | guovvamánnu | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | guovvamánu guovvamánọ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | guovvamánnu | guovvamánut | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | guovvamánu | guovvamánūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | guovvamánu guovvamánọ | guovvamánūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | guovvamánnui | guovvamánūide | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | guovvamánus | guovvamánūin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | guovvamánūin | guovvamánūiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | guovvamánnun | |||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) ođđajagimánnu, guovvamánnu, njukčamánnu, cuoŋọmánnu, miessẹmánnu, geassẹmánnu, suoidnẹmánnu, borgẹmánnu, čakčamánnu, golggotmánnu, skábmamánnu, juovlamánnu (Category: se:Months)
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