náhkki

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nākkē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

náhkki

  1. animal skin
  2. leather

Inflection

Even i-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative náhkki
Genitive náhki
náhkẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative náhkki náhkit
Accusative náhki náhkiid
Genitive náhki
náhkẹ 		náhkiid
Illative náhkkái náhkiide
Locative náhkis náhkiin
Comitative náhkiin náhkiiguin
Essive náhkkin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person náhkkán náhkkáme náhkkámet
2nd person náhkkát náhkkáde náhkkádet
3rd person náhkkis náhkkiska náhkkiset

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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