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konfirmašuvdna

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian konfirmasjon, ultimately from Latin confirmātiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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konfirmašuvdna

  1. (Christianity) confirmation (of faith)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, vdn-vnn gradation
Nominative konfirmašuvdna
Genitive konfirmašuvnna
Singular Plural
Nominative konfirmašuvdna konfirmašuvnnat
Accusative konfirmašuvnna konfirmašuvnnaid
Genitive konfirmašuvnna konfirmašuvnnaid
Illative konfirmašuvdnii konfirmašuvnnaide
Locative konfirmašuvnnas konfirmašuvnnain
Comitative konfirmašuvnnain konfirmašuvnnaiguin
Essive konfirmašuvdnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person konfirmašuvdnan konfirmašuvdname konfirmašuvdnamet
2nd person konfirmašuvdnat konfirmašuvdnade konfirmašuvdnadet
3rd person konfirmašuvdnas konfirmašuvdnaska konfirmašuvdnaset
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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