Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From ealihit +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ealáhus

  1. livelihood

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative ealáhus
Genitive ealáhusa
Singular Plural
Nominative ealáhus ealáhusat
Accusative ealáhusa ealáhusaid
Genitive ealáhusa ealáhusaid
Illative ealáhussii ealáhusaide
Locative ealáhusas ealáhusain
Comitative ealáhusain ealáhusaiguin
Essive ealáhussan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ealáhussan ealáhussame ealáhussamet
2nd person ealáhussat ealáhussade ealáhussadet
3rd person ealáhussas ealáhussaska ealáhussaset

Further reading

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  • 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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