jieŋâ

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See also: jiena, jienâ, and jiēnà

Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jieŋë.

Noun

jieŋ̣â

  1. ice

Inflection

Even â-stem, ŋ̣-ŋ gradation
Nominative jieŋ̣â
Genitive jieŋâ
Singular Plural
Nominative jieŋ̣â jieŋah
Accusative jieŋâ jieŋâid
Genitive jieŋâ jieˈŋâi
jieŋâi
Illative jieŋ̣ân jieŋáid
Locative jieŋâst jieŋâin
Comitative jieŋáin jieˈŋâiguin
Abessive jieˈŋâttáá jieˈŋâittáá
Essive jieŋŋân
Partitive jieŋŋâd
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Derived terms

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