maarhte
Southern Sami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Samic *mārttë, borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*marþu-), from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.
Noun
[edit]maarhte
- pine marten, Martes martes
- marten in general, any species of Martes
Inflection
[edit]| Even e-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maarhte | |
| Genitive | maarhten | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | maarhte | maarhth |
| Accusative | maarhtem | maarhtide |
| Genitive | maarhten | maarhti |
| Illative | maarhtese | maarhtide |
| Inessive | maarhtesne | maarhtine |
| Elative | maarhteste | maarhtijste |
| Comitative | maarhtine | maarhtigujmie |
| Essive | maarhtine | |
Further reading
[edit]- 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