Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Compound of geassi (summer) +‎ mánnu (month).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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geassẹmánnu

  1. June
  2. (traditionally) early June through midsummer

Inflection

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Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative geassemánnu
Genitive geassemánu
geassemánọ
Singular Plural
Nominative geassemánnu geassemánut
Accusative geassemánu geassemánūid
Genitive geassemánu
geassemánọ
geassemánūid
Illative geassemánnui geassemánūide
Locative geassemánus geassemánūin
Comitative geassemánūin geassemánūiguin
Essive geassemánnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person geassemánnon geassemánnome geassemánnomet
2nd person geassemánnot geassemánnode geassemánnodet
3rd person geassemánnus geassemánnuska geassemánnuset

See also

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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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