Duiska

Northern Sami

Etymology

From North Germanic, compare Swedish tysk (“German”).

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtujːska/

Proper noun

Duiska

  1. Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)

Inflection
Even a-stem, isk-iskk gradation
Nominative Duiska
Genitive Duiskka
Singular Plural
Nominative Duiska Duiskkat
Accusative Duiskka Duiskkaid
Genitive Duiskka Duiskkaid
Illative Duiskii Duiskkaide
Locative Duiskkas Duiskkain
Comitative Duiskkain Duiskkaiguin
Essive Duiskan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person Duiskan Duiskame Duiskamet
2nd person Duiskat Duiskade Duiskadet
3rd person Duiskas Duiskaska Duiskaset

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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