eallisilba

Northern Sami

Etymology

From ealˈli (“living”) +‎ silba (“silver”).

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈea̯lːliːˌsilːpa/

Noun

ealˈlisilba

  1. mercury (metal)

Inflection
Even a-stem, lb-lbb gradation
Nominative ealˈlisilba
Genitive ealˈlisilbba
Singular Plural
Nominative ealˈlisilba ealˈlisilbbat
Accusative ealˈlisilbba ealˈlisilbbaid
Genitive ealˈlisilbba ealˈlisilbbaid
Illative ealˈlisilbii ealˈlisilbbaide
Locative ealˈlisilbbas ealˈlisilbbain
Comitative ealˈlisilbbain ealˈlisilbbaiguin
Essive ealˈlisilban
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ealˈlisilban ealˈlisilbame ealˈlisilbamet
2nd person ealˈlisilbat ealˈlisilbade ealˈlisilbadet
3rd person ealˈlisilbas ealˈlisilbaska ealˈlisilbaset

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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