bodda

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *pontë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpodːda/

Noun

bodda

1. period, interval

Inflection

Even a-stem, dd-tt gradation
Nominative	bodda
Genitive	botta
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bodda	bottat
Accusative	botta	bottaid
Genitive	botta	bottaid
Illative	boddii	bottaide
Locative	bottas	bottain
Comitative	bottain	bottaiguin
Essive	boddan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person boddan boddame boddamet 2nd person boddat boddade boddadet 3rd person boddas boddaska boddaset

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