siergga

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sieδkë.

Noun

siergga

  1. downy willow, Salix lapponum
  2. grey willow, Salix glauca

Inflection

Even a-stem, rgg-rg gradation
Nominative siergga
Genitive sierga
Singular Plural
Nominative siergga sierga
Accusative siergav siergajt
Genitive sierga siergaj
Illative sierggaj siergajda
Inessive siergan siergajn
Elative siergas siergajs
Comitative siergajn siergaj
Abessive siergadagá
siergadagi
siergajdagá
siergajdagi
Essive sierggan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sierggam sierggama sierggama
2nd person sierggat sierggada sierggada
3rd person sierggas sierggaska sierggasa

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