stuoris

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *stuorēs, borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*stōraʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stōraz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stuoris (comparative stuorit or stuorát, superlative stuorimus or stuorámus)

  1. large, big, great

Inflection

Contracted i-stem, rˈr-r gradation
Attributive stuora
stuorra
Nominative stuoris
Genitive stuorˈrá
Attributive stuora
stuorra
Singular Plural
Nominative stuoris stuorˈrát
Accusative stuorˈrá stuorˈráid
Genitive stuorˈrá stuorˈráid
Illative stuorˈrái stuorˈráide
Locative stuorˈrás stuorˈráin
Comitative stuorˈráin stuorˈráiguin
Essive stuorisin

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