cearki

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Northern Sami

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Russian чарка (čarka).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cearki

  1. bowl, cup

Inflection

Even i-stem, rk-rkk gradation
Nominative cearki
Genitive cearkki
cearkkẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative cearki cearkkit
Accusative cearkki cērkkiid
Genitive cearkki
cearkkẹ
cērkkiid
Illative cearkái cērkkiide
Locative cearkkis cērkkiin
Comitative cērkkiin cērkkiiguin
Essive cearkin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person cearkán cearkáme cearkámet
2nd person cearkát cearkáde cearkádet
3rd person cearkis cearkiska cearkiset

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