dikŋa

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tiŋë.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtitɲa/

Noun

dikŋa

  1. pumice

Inflection

Even a-stem, kŋ-vŋŋ gradation
Nominative dikŋa
Genitive divŋŋa
Singular Plural
Nominative dikŋa divŋŋat
Accusative divŋŋa divŋŋaid
Genitive divŋŋa divŋŋaid
Illative dikŋii divŋŋaide
Locative divŋŋas divŋŋain
Comitative divŋŋain divŋŋaiguin
Essive dikŋan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dikŋan dikŋame dikŋamet
2nd person dikŋat dikŋade dikŋadet
3rd person dikŋas dikŋaska dikŋaset

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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