duoršu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *šuoδšō(j), cognate with Inari Sami tuáršu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

duoršu

1. mallard, Anas platyrhynchos

Inflection

Even u-stem, rš-ršš gradation
Nominative	duoršu
Genitive	duorššu duorššọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	duoršu	duorššut
Accusative	duorššu	duorššūid
Genitive	duorššu duorššọ	duorššūid
Illative	dūršui	duorššūide
Locative	duorššus	duorššūin
Comitative	duorššūin	duorššūiguin
Essive	duoršun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person dūršon dūršome dūršomet 2nd person dūršot dūršode dūršodet 3rd person duoršus duoršuska duoršuset

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