headju

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish häijy.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhea̯ɟɟuː/

Adjective

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headju (comparative heajut, superlative heajumus)

  1. weak, frail
  2. poor, pitiful

Inflection

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Even u-stem, dj-j gradation
Attributive heajọs
Nominative headju
Genitive heaju
Attributive heajọs
Singular Plural
Nominative headju heajut
Accusative heaju heajūid
Genitive heaju heajūid
Illative hēdjui heajūide
Locative heajus heajūin
Comitative heajūin heajūiguin
Essive headjun

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • 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