čáhci

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čācē.

Pronunciation

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Noun

čáhci

  1. water
    • 1728, Martin Luther, translated by Morten Lund, Doktor Marten Lutter utza Katekismusaz‎:
      Kasta ij lek aivestes toushie ʒiatʒe fal, muttu dat le ʒiatʒe, mi sistes adna Ibmel ravvimusa, ja meldes Ibmel sane.
      [Gásta ii leat aivvestassii dušše čáhci fal, muhto dat lea čahci, mii siste atná Ipmila rávvemuša, ja mielde Ipmila sáni.]
      Baptism is not just water alone, but it is water imbued with God's command, and with God's word.
    • 2024 July 9, Iŋgá Káre Márjá I. Utsi, Karen Eira, “Bahča čáhci Guovdageainnus – ballá mánná buohccái čázi geažil”, in NRK Sápmi‎:
      Guovdageainnus lea guhkit áigge leamaš fiskes ja bahča čáhci.
      Guovdageaidnu has had yellow and bitter water for an extended period of time.

Inflection

Even i-stem, hc-z gradation
Nominative čáhci
Genitive čázi
čázẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative čáhci čázit
Accusative čázi čáziid
Genitive čázi
čázẹ 		čáziid
Illative čáhcái čáziide
Locative čázis čáziin
Comitative čáziin čáziiguin
Essive čáhcin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čáhcán čáhcáme čáhcámet
2nd person čáhcát čáhcáde čáhcádet
3rd person čáhcis čáhciska čáhciset

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
  • Forvo.com (the pronunciation dictionary) čáhci
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