Northern Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish emäntä.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈea̯miːh(t)/
Noun
eamit
- wife
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation
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| Nominative
|
eamit
|
| Genitive
|
eamida
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
|
eamit
|
eamidat
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| Accusative
|
eamida
|
eamidiid
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| Genitive
|
eamida
|
eamidiid
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| Illative
|
eamidii
|
eamidiidda
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| Locative
|
eamidis
|
eamidiin
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| Comitative
|
eamidiin
|
eamidiiguin
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| Essive
|
eamidin
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| Possessive forms
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
eamidan
|
eamideamẹ
|
eamideamẹt
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| 2nd person
|
eamidat
|
eamideattẹ
|
eamideattẹt
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| 3rd person
|
eamidis
|
eamideaskkạ
|
eamideasẹt
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Further reading
- 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