hiergge

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)earkē.

Noun

hiergge

  1. reindeer ox, castrated reindeer bull

Inflection

Even e-stem, rgg-rg gradation
Nominative hiergge
Genitive hierge
Singular Plural
Nominative hiergge hierge
Accusative hiergev hiergijt
Genitive hierge hiergij
Illative härggáj hiergijda
Inessive hiergen hiergijn
Elative hierges hiergijs
Comitative hiergijn hiergij
Abessive hiergedagá
hiergedagi 		hiergijdagá
hiergijdagi
Essive hierggen
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person härggám härggáma härggáma
2nd person härggát härggáda härggáda
3rd person hiergges hierggeska hierggesa

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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