almmái

Northern Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëlmāj.

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈalmmaːj/

Noun

almmái

  1. man
    Synonym: dievdu
  2. male friend, companion

Inflection

Contracted á-stem, lbm-lmm gradation
Nominative almmái
Genitive albmá
Singular Plural
Nominative almmái albmát
Accusative albmá albmáid
Genitive albmá albmáid
Illative albmái albmáide
Locative albmás albmáin
Comitative albmáin albmáiguin
Essive almmájin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person albmán albmáme albmámet
2nd person albmát albmáde albmádet
3rd person albmás albmáska albmáset

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • almmái at Giellatekno Webdict
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