gáidnu

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gáidnu

1. dragline

Inflection

Even u-stem, idn-inn gradation
Nominative	gáidnu
Genitive	gáinnu gáinnọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gáidnu	gáinnut
Accusative	gáinnu	gáinnūid
Genitive	gáinnu gáinnọ	gáinnūid
Illative	gáidnui	gáinnūide
Locative	gáinnus	gáinnūin
Comitative	gáinnūin	gáinnūiguin
Essive	gáidnun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gáidnon gáidnome gáidnomet 2nd person gáidnot gáidnode gáidnodet 3rd person gáidnus gáidnuska gáidnuset

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