áigi

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ājkē.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaːjːkiː/

Noun

áigi

  1. time
  2. (grammar) tense

Inflection

Even i-stem, ig-igg gradation
Nominative áigi
Genitive áiggi
áiggẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative áigi áiggit
Accusative áiggi áiggiid
Genitive áiggi
áiggẹ 		áiggiid
Illative áigái áiggiide
Locative áiggis áiggiin
Comitative áiggiin áiggiiguin
Essive áigin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person áigán áigáme áigámet
2nd person áigát áigáde áigádet
3rd person áigis áigiska áigiset

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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