Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From golggot (skull) +‎ mánnu (month) or from golgut (exhausted bull reindeer) +‎ mánnu (month).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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golggotmánnu

  1. October
  2. (traditionally) November

Declension

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Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative golggotmánnu
Genitive golggotmánu
golggotmánọ
Singular Plural
Nominative golggotmánnu golggotmánut
Accusative golggotmánu golggotmánūid
Genitive golggotmánu
golggotmánọ
golggotmánūid
Illative golggotmánnui golggotmánūide
Locative golggotmánus golggotmánūin
Comitative golggotmánūin golggotmánūiguin
Essive golggotmánnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person golggotmánnon golggotmánnome golggotmánnomet
2nd person golggotmánnot golggotmánnode golggotmánnodet
3rd person golggotmánnus golggotmánnuska golggotmánnuset

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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