atnu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From atnit +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈatnuː/

Noun

atnu

1. use

Inflection

Even u-stem, tn-n gradation
Nominative	atnu
Genitive	anu anọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	atnu	anut
Accusative	anu	anūid
Genitive	anu anọ	anūid
Illative	atnui	anūide
Locative	anus	anūin
Comitative	anūin	anūiguin
Essive	atnun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person atnon atnome atnomet 2nd person atnot atnode atnodet 3rd person atnus atnuska atnuset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland