noaidi

See also: Noaidi

Northern Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *noajtē. Cognate with Southern Sami nåejtie.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈnoɑ̯jːtiː/
• Homophone: Noaidi

Noun

noaidi

1. shaman
2. a Sami shaman

Declension

Even i-stem, id-idd gradation
Nominative	noaidi
Genitive	noaiddi noaiddẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	noaidi	noaiddit
Accusative	noaiddi	nōiddiid
Genitive	noaiddi noaiddẹ	nōiddiid
Illative	noaidái	nōiddiide
Locative	noaiddis	nōiddiin
Comitative	nōiddiin	nōiddiiguin
Essive	noaidin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person noaidán noaidáme noaidámet 2nd person noaidát noaidáde noaidádet 3rd person noaidis noaidiska noaidiset

Descendants

• Norwegian
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: noaide
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: noaide