doaimmalaš

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtoɑ̯jmmalaʃ/

Adjective

doaimmalaš (comparative doaimmalit or doaimmalaččat, superlative doaimmaleamos or doaimmalaččamus)

1. hardworking
2. diligent
3. active

Inflection

Even a-stem, žž-čč gradation
Attributive	doaimmalaš
Nominative	doaimmalaš
Genitive	doaimmalačča
Attributive	doaimmalaš
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	doaimmalaš	doaimmalaččat
Accusative	doaimmalačča	doaimmalaččaid
Genitive	doaimmalačča	doaimmalaččaid
Illative	doaimmalažžii	doaimmalaččaide
Locative	doaimmalaččas	doaimmalaččain
Comitative	doaimmalaččain	doaimmalaččaiguin
Essive	doaimmalažžan

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