nierra

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nierë.

Noun

nierra

1. cheek
2. (derogatory) person

Inflection

Even a-stem, rr-r gradation
Nominative	nierra
Genitive	niera
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nierra	niera
Accusative	nierav	nierajt
Genitive	niera	nieraj
Illative	nierraj	nierajda
Inessive	nieran	nierajn
Elative	nieras	nierajs
Comitative	nierajn	nieraj
Abessive	nieradagá nieradagi	nierajdagá nierajdagi
Essive	nierran
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person nierram nierrama nierrama 2nd person nierrat nierrada nierrada 3rd person nierras nierraska nierrasa

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

From Proto-Samic *nierë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈnie̯rra/

Noun

nierra

1. cheek
2. cheekbone

Inflection

Even a-stem, rr-r gradation
Nominative	nierra
Genitive	niera
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nierra	nierat
Accusative	niera	nieraid
Genitive	niera	nieraid
Illative	nīrrii	nieraide
Locative	nieras	nierain
Comitative	nierain	nieraiguin
Essive	nierran
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person nierran nierrame nierramet 2nd person nierrat nierrade nierradet 3rd person nierras nierraska nierraset

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 *nierë.

Noun

nierra

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• nierra 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