mearka

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Northern Sami

Etymology

Apparently ultimately from Old Norse mark, from Proto-Germanic *marką.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mearka

  1. mark
  2. sign
  3. indication

Inflection

Even a-stem, rk-rkk gradation
Nominative mearka
Genitive mearkka
Singular Plural
Nominative mearka mearkkat
Accusative mearkka mearkkaid
Genitive mearkka mearkkaid
Illative mērkii mearkkaide
Locative mearkkas mearkkain
Comitative mearkkain mearkkaiguin
Essive mearkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person mearkan mearkame mearkamet
2nd person mearkat mearkade mearkadet
3rd person mearkas mearkaska mearkaset

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
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