maarhte

Southern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mārttë, borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*marþu-), from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

Noun

maarhte

  1. pine marten, Martes martes
  2. marten in general, any species of Martes

Inflection

Even e-stem
Nominative maarhte
Genitive maarhten
Singular Plural
Nominative maarhte maarhth
Accusative maarhtem maarhtide
Genitive maarhten maarhti
Illative maarhtese maarhtide
Inessive maarhtesne maarhtine
Elative maarhteste maarhtijste
Comitative maarhtine maarhtigujmie
Essive maarhtine

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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