fuotni

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish huono.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

fuotni (comparative fuonit, superlative fuonimus)

  1. bad, poor
    Synonym: neavri
    Antonym: buorrẹ

Inflection

Even i-stem, tn-n gradation
Attributive fuonẹs
Nominative fuotni
Genitive fuoni
Attributive fuonẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative fuotni fuonit
Accusative fuoni fūniid
Genitive fuoni fūniid
Illative fuotnái fūniide
Locative fuonis fūniin
Comitative fūniin fūniiguin
Essive fuotnin

Derived terms

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
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