juovlamánnu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From juovllat (“Christmas”) +‎ mánnu (“month”).

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

Noun

juovlamánnu

  1. December
  2. (traditionally) mid-November to mid-January

Inflection
Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative juovlamánnu
Genitive juovlamánu
juovlamánọ
Singular Plural
Nominative juovlamánnu juovlamánut
Accusative juovlamánu juovlamánūid
Genitive juovlamánu
juovlamánọ		 juovlamánūid
Illative juovlamánnui juovlamánūide
Locative juovlamánus juovlamánūin
Comitative juovlamánūin juovlamánūiguin
Essive juovlamánnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person juovlamánnon juovlamánnome juovlamánnomet
2nd person juovlamánnot juovlamánnode juovlamánnodet
3rd person juovlamánnus juovlamánnuska juovlamánnuset

See also

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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