maarhte

Southern Sami

Etymology

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Noun

maarhte

1. pine marten, Martes martes
2. marten in general, any species of Martes

Inflection

Even e-stem
Nominative	maarhte
Genitive	maarhten
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	maarhte	maarhth
Accusative	maarhtem	maarhtide
Genitive	maarhten	maarhti
Illative	maarhtese	maarhtide
Inessive	maarhtesne	maarhtine
Elative	maarhteste	maarhtijste
Comitative	maarhtine	maarhtigujmie
Essive	maarhtine

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