duotna

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tuonë.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtuo̯tna/

Noun

duotna

  1. poor thing; helpless, pitiful person

Inflection

Even a-stem, tn-n gradation
Nominative duotna
Genitive duona
Singular Plural
Nominative duotna duonat
Accusative duona duonaid
Genitive duona duonaid
Illative dūtnii duonaide
Locative duonas duonain
Comitative duonain duonaiguin
Essive duotnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person duotnan duotname duotnamet
2nd person duotnat duotnade duotnadet
3rd person duotnas duotnaska duotnaset

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
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