njálla

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *ńālë. Cognate with Inari Sami njaalâ and Finnish naali.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈɲaːlla/

Noun[edit]

njálla

  1. arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative njálla
Genitive njála
Singular Plural
Nominative njálla njálat
Accusative njála njálaid
Genitive njála njálaid
Illative njállii njálaide
Locative njálas njálain
Comitative njálain njálaiguin
Essive njállan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person njállan njállame njállamet
2nd person njállat njállade njálladet
3rd person njállas njállaska njállaset

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