siidu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsijːtuː/

Noun

siidu

1. side (of something)
2. flank
3. page (of paper)

Inflection

Even u-stem, id-idd gradation
Nominative	siidu
Genitive	siiddu siiddọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	siidu	siiddut
Accusative	siiddu	siiddūid
Genitive	siiddu siiddọ	siiddūid
Illative	siidui	siiddūide
Locative	siiddus	siiddūin
Comitative	siiddūin	siiddūiguin
Essive	siidun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person siidon siidome siidomet 2nd person siidot siidode siidodet 3rd person siidus siiduska siiduset

Derived terms

• ovdasiidu

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