geassemánnu

Northern Sami

Etymology

Compound of geassi (“summer”) +‎ mánnu (“month”).

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈke̯asseˌmaːnnuː/

Noun

geassẹmánnu

  1. June
  2. (traditionally) early June through midsummer

Inflection

Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative geassemánnu
Genitive geassemánu
geassemánọ
Singular Plural
Nominative geassemánnu geassemánut
Accusative geassemánu geassemánūid
Genitive geassemánu
geassemánọ 		geassemánūid
Illative geassemánnui geassemánūide
Locative geassemánus geassemánūin
Comitative geassemánūin geassemánūiguin
Essive geassemánnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person geassemánnon geassemánnome geassemánnomet
2nd person geassemánnot geassemánnode geassemánnodet
3rd person geassemánnus geassemánnuska geassemánnuset

See also

Gregorian calendar monthsedit

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
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