čorru

See also: corru

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čorō.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃorruː/

Noun

čorru

1. hill, slope
2. moraine

Inflection

Even u-stem, rr-r gradation
Nominative	čorru
Genitive	čoru čorọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	čorru	čorut
Accusative	čoru	čorūid
Genitive	čoru čorọ	čorūid
Illative	čorrui	čorūide
Locative	čorus	čorūin
Comitative	čorūin	čorūiguin
Essive	čorrun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person čorron čorrome čorromet 2nd person čorrot čorrode čorrodet 3rd person čorrus čorruska čorruset

Further reading

• 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