jiekŋaáigi

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From jiekŋa +‎ áigi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

jiekŋaáigi

  1. ice age
    Synonym: jiekŋabadji

Inflection

Even i-stem, ig-igg gradation
Nominative jiekŋaáigi
Genitive jiekŋaáiggi
jiekŋaáiggẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative jiekŋaáigi jiekŋaáiggit
Accusative jiekŋaáiggi jiekŋaáiggiid
Genitive jiekŋaáiggi
jiekŋaáiggẹ
jiekŋaáiggiid
Illative jiekŋaáigái jiekŋaáiggiide
Locative jiekŋaáiggis jiekŋaáiggiin
Comitative jiekŋaáiggiin jiekŋaáiggiiguin
Essive jiekŋaáigin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person jiekŋaáigán jiekŋaáigáme jiekŋaáigámet
2nd person jiekŋaáigát jiekŋaáigáde jiekŋaáigádet
3rd person jiekŋaáigis jiekŋaáigiska jiekŋaáigiset

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