veahkki
Northern Sami
Northern Sami phrasebook
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Etymology
From Proto-Samic *veakkē.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvea̯hːkiː/
Noun
veahkki
- help, assistance
Inflection
Even i-stem, hkk-hk gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | veahkki | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | veahki veahkẹ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | veahkki | veahkit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | veahki | vēhkiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | veahki veahkẹ | vēhkiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | veahkkái | vēhkiide | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | veahkis | vēhkiin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | vēhkiin | vēhkiiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | veahkkin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- veahkẹhit
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
Interjection
veahkki!
- help!