siŋka

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See also: sinka and síňka

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian sink.

Pronunciation

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Noun

siŋka

  1. zinc

Inflection

Even a-stem, ŋk-ŋkk gradation
Nominative siŋka
Genitive siŋkka
Singular Plural
Nominative siŋka siŋkkat
Accusative siŋkka siŋkkaid
Genitive siŋkka siŋkkaid
Illative siŋkii siŋkkaide
Locative siŋkkas siŋkkain
Comitative siŋkkain siŋkkaiguin
Essive siŋkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person siŋkan siŋkame siŋkamet
2nd person siŋkat siŋkade siŋkadet
3rd person siŋkas siŋkaska siŋkaset

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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