jiehtanas

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Inari Sami jietânâs.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

jiehtanas

  1. giant

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative jiehtanas
Genitive jiehtanasa
Singular Plural
Nominative jiehtanas jiehtanasat
Accusative jiehtanasa jiehtanasaid
Genitive jiehtanasa jiehtanasaid
Illative jiehtanassii jiehtanasaide
Locative jiehtanasas jiehtanasain
Comitative jiehtanasain jiehtanasaiguin
Essive jiehtanassan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person jiehtanassan jiehtanassame jiehtanassamet
2nd person jiehtanassat jiehtanassade jiehtanassadet
3rd person jiehtanassas jiehtanassaska jiehtanassaset

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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