máttaoarji

Northern Sami

Etymology

Compound of máddi (“south”) +‎ oarji (“west”).

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

Noun

máttaoarji

  1. southwest
    Synonyms: máttaviesttar, oarjelulli

Inflection
Even i-stem, rj-rjj gradation
Nominative máttaoarji
Genitive máttaoarjji
máttaoarjjẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative máttaoarji máttaoarjjit
Accusative máttaoarjji máttaōrjjiid
Genitive máttaoarjji
máttaoarjjẹ		 máttaōrjjiid
Illative máttaoarjái máttaōrjjiide
Locative máttaoarjjis máttaōrjjiin
Comitative máttaōrjjiin máttaōrjjiiguin
Essive máttaoarjin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person máttaoarján máttaoarjáme máttaoarjámet
2nd person máttaoarját máttaoarjáde máttaoarjádet
3rd person máttaoarjis máttaoarjiska máttaoarjiset

See also
  • (compass points)
davveoarji
davveviesttar
oarjedavvi		 davvi davvenuorta
nuortadavvi
oarji
viesttar		 nuorta
máttaoarji
máttaviesttar
oarjelulli		 lulli
máddi		 máttanuorta
nuortalulli

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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