bállu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *pāllō.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːlːluː/

Noun

bálˈlu

1. testicle, ball

Inflection

Even u-stem, lˈl-ll gradation
Nominative	bálˈlu
Genitive	bállu bállọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bálˈlu	bállut
Accusative	bállu	bállūid
Genitive	bállu bállọ	bállūid
Illative	bálˈlui	bállūide
Locative	bállus	bállūin
Comitative	bállūin	bállūiguin
Essive	bálˈlun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bálˈlon bálˈlome bálˈlomet 2nd person bálˈlot bálˈlode bálˈlodet 3rd person bálˈlus bálˈluska bálˈluset

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