doaimmalaš

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtoɑ̯jmmalaʃ/

Adjective

doaimmalaš (comparative doaimmalit or doaimmalaččat, superlative doaimmaleamos or doaimmalaččamus)

  1. hardworking
  2. diligent
  3. active

Inflection

Even a-stem, žž-čč gradation
Attributive doaimmalaš
Nominative doaimmalaš
Genitive doaimmalačča
Attributive doaimmalaš
Singular Plural
Nominative doaimmalaš doaimmalaččat
Accusative doaimmalačča doaimmalaččaid
Genitive doaimmalačča doaimmalaččaid
Illative doaimmalažžii doaimmalaččaide
Locative doaimmalaččas doaimmalaččain
Comitative doaimmalaččain doaimmalaččaiguin
Essive doaimmalažžan

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