ruoinnas
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ruojnës.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈruo̯jnnas/
Adjective
ruoinnas (comparative ruoidnasit, superlative ruoidnaseamos)
- thin, skinny
Inflection
| Odd, idn-inn gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attributive | ruoidna | |
| Nominative | ruoinnas | |
| Genitive | ruoidnasa | |
| Attributive | ruoidna | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ruoinnas | ruoidnasat |
| Accusative | ruoidnasa | ruoidnasiid |
| Genitive | ruoidnasa | ruoidnasiid |
| Illative | ruoidnasii | ruoidnasiidda |
| Locative | ruoidnasis | ruoidnasiin |
| Comitative | ruoidnasiin | ruoidnasiiguin |
| Essive | ruoinnasin | |
Related terms
- ruoidnat
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