girdno

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kirnu.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkirːtno/

Noun

girdno

  1. churn

Inflection

Even o-stem, rdn-rtn gradation
Nominative girdno
Genitive girtno
Singular Plural
Nominative girdno girtnot
Accusative girtno girtnuid
Genitive girtno girtnuid
Illative girdnui girtnuide
Locative girtnos girtnuin
Comitative girtnuin girtnuiguin
Essive girdnon
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person girdnon girdnome girdnomet
2nd person girdnot girdnode girdnodet
3rd person girdnos girdnoska girdnoset

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