marrta

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mārttë, borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*marþu-), from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

Noun

marrta

1. pine marten, Martes martes
2. marten in general, any species of Martes

Inflection

Even a-stem, rrt-rt gradation
Nominative	marrta
Genitive	marta
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	marrta	marta
Accusative	martav	martajt
Genitive	marta	martaj
Illative	marrtaj	martajda
Inessive	martan	martajn
Elative	martast martas	martajst martajs
Comitative	martajn	martaj
Essive	marrtan

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
• marrta in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)