čearret

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Northern Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čierrēkkē.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe̯arreh(t)/

Noun

čearrẹt

  1. tern
  2. arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative čearrẹt
Genitive čearrẹha
Singular Plural
Nominative čearrẹt čearrẹhat
Accusative čearrẹha čearrẹhiid
Genitive čearrẹha čearrẹhiid
Illative čearrẹhii čearrẹhiidda
Locative čearrẹhis čearrẹhiin
Comitative čearrẹhiin čearrẹhiiguin
Essive čearrẹhin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čearrẹhan čearrẹheamẹ čearrẹheamẹt
2nd person čearrẹhat čearrẹheattẹ čearrẹheattẹt
3rd person čearrẹhis čearrẹheaskkạ čearrẹheasẹt

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