riidu

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *riita, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *strīdaz. Cognates include Finnish riita.

Noun

riidu

1. quarrel

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *rijtō.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈrijːtuː/

Noun

riidu

1. quarrel

Inflection

Even u-stem, id-idd gradation
Nominative	riidu
Genitive	riiddu riiddọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	riidu	riiddut
Accusative	riiddu	riiddūid
Genitive	riiddu riiddọ	riiddūid
Illative	riidui	riiddūide
Locative	riiddus	riiddūin
Comitative	riiddūin	riiddūiguin
Essive	riidun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person riidon riidome riidomet 2nd person riidot riidode riidodet 3rd person riidus riiduska riiduset

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