čeŋkkeš

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Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeːŋkkeʃ/

Noun

čēŋkkeš

  1. little finger
    Synonym: čēlččen

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative čēŋkkeš
Genitive čēŋkkeža
Singular Plural
Nominative čēŋkkeš čēŋkkežat
Accusative čēŋkkeža čēŋkkežiid
Genitive čēŋkkeža čēŋkkežiid
Illative čēŋkkežii čēŋkkežiidda
Locative čēŋkkežis čēŋkkežiin
Comitative čēŋkkežiin čēŋkkežiiguin
Essive čēŋkkežin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čēŋkkežan čēŋkkežeamẹ čēŋkkežeamẹt
2nd person čēŋkkežat čēŋkkežeattẹ čēŋkkežeattẹt
3rd person čēŋkkežis čēŋkkežeaskkạ čēŋkkežeasẹt

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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