bealdu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *pealtō, from Proto-Finnic *pëlto.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpea̯lːtuː/

Noun

bealdu

1. field (for farming)

Inflection

Even u-stem, ld-ldd gradation
Nominative	bealdu
Genitive	bealddu bealddọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bealdu	bealddut
Accusative	bealddu	bealddūid
Genitive	bealddu bealddọ	bealddūid
Illative	bēldui	bealddūide
Locative	bealddus	bealddūin
Comitative	bealddūin	bealddūiguin
Essive	bealdun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bēldon bēldome bēldomet 2nd person bēldot bēldode bēldodet 3rd person bealdus bealduska bealduset

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