leaika

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Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

leaika

  1. joke

Inflection

Even a-stem, ik-ikk gradation
Nominative leaika
Genitive leaikka
Singular Plural
Nominative leaika leaikkat
Accusative leaikka leaikkaid
Genitive leaikka leaikkaid
Illative lēikii leaikkaide
Locative leaikkas leaikkain
Comitative leaikkain leaikkaiguin
Essive leaikan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person leaikan leaikame leaikamet
2nd person leaikat leaikade leaikadet
3rd person leaikas leaikaska leaikaset

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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