njáhká

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈɲaːhkaː/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Inari Sami njäähi.

Noun

njáhká

  1. burbot
Inflection
Even á-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative njáhká
Genitive njágá
Singular Plural
Nominative njáhká njágát
Accusative njágá njágáid
Genitive njágá njágáid
Illative njáhkái njágáide
Locative njágás njágáin
Comitative njágáin njágáiguin
Essive njáhkán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person njáhkán njáhkáme njáhkámet
2nd person njáhkát njáhkáde njáhkádet
3rd person njáhkás njáhkáska njáhkáset
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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

njáhká

  1. third-person singular present indicative of njáhkat