málle

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mālē.

Noun

málle

1. animal blood

Inflection

Even e-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative	málle
Genitive	mále
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	málle	mále
Accusative	málev	málijt
Genitive	mále	málij
Illative	málláj	málijda
Inessive	málen	málijn
Elative	máles	málijs
Comitative	málijn	málij
Abessive	máledagá máledagi	málijdagá málijdagi
Essive	mállen
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person mállám málláma málláma 2nd person mállát málláda málláda 3rd person málles málleska mállesa

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

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːlːle/

Noun

málˈle

1. pattern
2. design
3. template

Inflection

Even e-stem, lˈl-ll gradation
Nominative	málˈle
Genitive	málle
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	málˈle	mállet
Accusative	málle	málliid
Genitive	málle	málliid
Illative	málˈlii	málliide
Locative	málles	málliin
Comitative	málliin	málliiguin
Essive	málˈlen
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person málˈlen málˈleme málˈlemet 2nd person málˈlet málˈlede málˈledet 3rd person málˈles málˈleska málˈleset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mālē.

Noun

málle

1. animal blood

Inflection

Even e-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative	málle
Genitive	mále
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	málle	mále
Accusative	málev	mälijt
Genitive	mále	mälij
Illative	málláj	mälijda
Inessive	málen	mälijn
Elative	málest máles	mälijst mälijs
Comitative	mälijn	mälij
Essive	mállen

Further reading

• málle in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland