duoršu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *šuoδšō(j), cognate with Inari Sami tuáršu.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtuo̯rːʃuː/

Noun

duoršu

  1. mallard, Anas platyrhynchos

Inflection
Even u-stem, rš-ršš gradation
Nominative duoršu
Genitive duorššu
duorššọ
Singular Plural
Nominative duoršu duorššut
Accusative duorššu duorššūid
Genitive duorššu
duorššọ		 duorššūid
Illative dūršui duorššūide
Locative duorššus duorššūin
Comitative duorššūin duorššūiguin
Essive duoršun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dūršon dūršome dūršomet
2nd person dūršot dūršode dūršodet
3rd person duoršus duoršuska duoršuset

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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