máttaoarji

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of máddi (“south”) +‎ oarji (“west”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

máttaoarji

  1. southwest
    Synonyms: máttaviesttar, oarjelulli

Inflection[edit]

Even i-stem, rj-rjj gradation
Nominative máttaoarji
Genitive máttaoarjji
máttaoarjjẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative máttaoarji máttaoarjjit
Accusative máttaoarjji máttaōrjjiid
Genitive máttaoarjji
máttaoarjjẹ 		máttaōrjjiid
Illative máttaoarjái máttaōrjjiide
Locative máttaoarjjis máttaōrjjiin
Comitative máttaōrjjiin máttaōrjjiiguin
Essive máttaoarjin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person máttaoarján máttaoarjáme máttaoarjámet
2nd person máttaoarját máttaoarjáde máttaoarjádet
3rd person máttaoarjis máttaoarjiska máttaoarjiset

See also[edit]

  • (compass points)
davveoarji
davveviesttar
oarjedavvi 		davvi davvenuorta
nuortadavvi
oarji
viesttar 		nuorta
máttaoarji
máttaviesttar
oarjelulli 		lulli
máddi 		máttanuorta
nuortalulli


Further reading[edit]

  • 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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