bohttu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpohːtuː/

Noun

bohttu

1. thicket
2. grove

Inflection

Even u-stem, htt-ht gradation
Nominative	bohttu
Genitive	bohtu bohtọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bohttu	bohtut
Accusative	bohtu	bohtūid
Genitive	bohtu bohtọ	bohtūid
Illative	bohttui	bohtūide
Locative	bohtus	bohtūin
Comitative	bohtūin	bohtūiguin
Essive	bohttun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bohtton bohttome bohttomet 2nd person bohttot bohttode bohttodet 3rd person bohttus bohttuska bohttuset

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