luondu

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish luonto.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈluo̯nːtuː/

Noun

luondu

  1. nature (the natural world)
  2. environment
  3. nature, characteristics
  4. character, personality, temperament

Inflection
Even u-stem, nd-ndd gradation
Nominative luondu
Genitive luonddu
luonddọ
Singular Plural
Nominative luondu luonddut
Accusative luonddu luonddūid
Genitive luonddu
luonddọ		 luonddūid
Illative lūndui luonddūide
Locative luonddus luonddūin
Comitative luonddūin luonddūiguin
Essive luondun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person lūndon lūndome lūndomet
2nd person lūndot lūndode lūndodet
3rd person luondus luonduska luonduset

Derived terms

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
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