golggotmánnu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From golggot (“skull”) +‎ mánnu (“month”) or from golgut (“exhausted bull reindeer”) +‎ mánnu (“month”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

golggotmánnu

  1. October
  2. (traditionally) November

Declension

Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative golggotmánnu
Genitive golggotmánu
golggotmánọ
Singular Plural
Nominative golggotmánnu golggotmánut
Accusative golggotmánu golggotmánūid
Genitive golggotmánu
golggotmánọ 		golggotmánūid
Illative golggotmánnui golggotmánūide
Locative golggotmánus golggotmánūin
Comitative golggotmánūin golggotmánūiguin
Essive golggotmánnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person golggotmánnon golggotmánnome golggotmánnomet
2nd person golggotmánnot golggotmánnode golggotmánnodet
3rd person golggotmánnus golggotmánnuska golggotmánnuset

See also

Gregorian calendar monthsedit

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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