jiehkki

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Noun

jiehkki

  1. glacier

Inflection
Even i-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative jiehkki
Genitive jiehki
jiehkẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative jiehkki jiehkit
Accusative jiehki jīhkiid
Genitive jiehki
jiehkẹ		 jīhkiid
Illative jiehkkái jīhkiide
Locative jiehkis jīhkiin
Comitative jīhkiin jīhkiiguin
Essive jiehkkin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person jiehkkán jiehkkáme jiehkkámet
2nd person jiehkkát jiehkkáde jiehkkádet
3rd person jiehkkis jiehkkiska jiehkkiset

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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