Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish alumiini.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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alumiidna

  1. aluminium

Inflection

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Even a-stem, idn-inn gradation
Nominative alumiidna
Genitive alumiinna
Singular Plural
Nominative alumiidna alumiinnat
Accusative alumiinna alumiinnaid
Genitive alumiinna alumiinnaid
Illative alumiidnii alumiinnaide
Locative alumiinnas alumiinnain
Comitative alumiinnain alumiinnaiguin
Essive alumiidnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person alumiidnan alumiidname alumiidnamet
2nd person alumiidnat alumiidnade alumiidnadet
3rd person alumiidnas alumiidnaska alumiidnaset

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