fuotni

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish huono.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈfuo̯tniː/

Adjective

fuotni (comparative fuonit, superlative fuonimus)

1. bad, poor

   Synonym: neavri

   Antonym: buorrẹ

Inflection

Even i-stem, tn-n gradation
Attributive	fuonẹs
Nominative	fuotni
Genitive	fuoni
Attributive	fuonẹs
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fuotni	fuonit
Accusative	fuoni	fūniid
Genitive	fuoni	fūniid
Illative	fuotnái	fūniide
Locative	fuonis	fūniin
Comitative	fūniin	fūniiguin
Essive	fuotnin

Derived terms

• funet

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