bággu

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Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish pakko.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bággu

  1. force, compulsion
  2. obligation, necessity

Inflection

Even u-stem, gg-kk gradation
Nominative bággu
Genitive bákku
bákkọ
Singular Plural
Nominative bággu bákkut
Accusative bákku bákkūid
Genitive bákku
bákkọ 		bákkūid
Illative bággui bákkūide
Locative bákkus bákkūin
Comitative bákkūin bákkūiguin
Essive bággun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bággon bággome bággomet
2nd person bággot bággode bággodet
3rd person bággus bágguska bágguset

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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