ealli

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈea̯lːliː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *ealējē. Equivalent to eallit +‎ -i.

Noun

ealˈli

1. animal

   Guovža lea issoras ealli.

   A bear is a terrible animal.

Inflection

Even i-stem, no gradation
Nominative	ealˈli
Genitive	ealˈli ealˈlẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ealˈli	ealˈlit
Accusative	ealˈli	ēlˈliid
Genitive	ealˈli ealˈlẹ	ēlˈliid
Illative	ealˈlái	ēlˈliide
Locative	ealˈlis	ēlˈliin
Comitative	ēlˈliin	ēlˈliiguin
Essive	ealˈlin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person ealˈlán ealˈláme ealˈlámet 2nd person ealˈlát ealˈláde ealˈládet 3rd person ealˈlis ealˈliska ealˈliset

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ealˈli

1. second-person dual imperative of eallit

Participle

ealˈli

1. present participle of eallit