gáigá
Northern Sami
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkaːjːkaː/
Noun
gáigá
- fool
Inflection
| Even á-stem, ig-igg gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | gáigá | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | gáiggá | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | gáigá | gáiggát | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | gáiggá | gáiggáid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | gáiggá | gáiggáid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | gáigái | gáiggáide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | gáiggás | gáiggáin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | gáiggáin | gáiggáiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | gáigán | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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