giehka

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kiekë.

Noun

giehka

  1. cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Inflection

Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative giehka
Genitive giega
Singular Plural
Nominative giehka giega
Accusative giegav giegajt
Genitive giega giegaj
Illative giehkaj giegajda
Inessive giegan giegajn
Elative giegas giegajs
Comitative giegajn giegaj
Abessive giegadagá
giegadagi 		giegajdagá
giegajdagi
Essive giehkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person giehkam giehkama giehkama
2nd person giehkat giehkada giehkada
3rd person giehkas giehkaska giehkasa

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

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kiekë.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkie̯hka/

Noun

giehka

  1. cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Inflection

Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative giehka
Genitive giega
Singular Plural
Nominative giehka giegat
Accusative giega giegaid
Genitive giega giegaid
Illative gīhkii giegaide
Locative giegas giegain
Comitative giegain giegaiguin
Essive giehkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person giehkan giehkame giehkamet
2nd person giehkat giehkade giehkadet
3rd person giehkas giehkaska giehkaset

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

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kiekë.

Noun

giehka

  1. cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Inflection

Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative giehka
Genitive giega
Singular Plural
Nominative giehka giega
Accusative giegav giegajt
Genitive giega giegaj
Illative giehkaj giegajda
Inessive giegan giegajn
Elative giegast
giegas 		giegajst
giegajs
Comitative giegajn giegaj
Essive giehkan

Further reading

  • giehka in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
  • 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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