bierdni

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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bierdni

  1. bear cub

Inflection

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Even i-stem, rdn-rtn gradation
Nominative bierdni
Genitive biertni
biertnẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative bierdni biertnit
Accusative biertni bīrtniid
Genitive biertni
biertnẹ
bīrtniid
Illative bierdnái bīrtniide
Locative biertnis bīrtniin
Comitative bīrtniin bīrtniiguin
Essive bierdnin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bierdnán bierdnáme bierdnámet
2nd person bierdnát bierdnáde bierdnádet
3rd person bierdnis bierdniska bierdniset

Further reading

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  • 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