čavgat
Northern Sami
Etymology
From čavga + -at.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃavːkah(t)/
Adjective
čavgat (comparative čavggat or čavgadit, superlative čavggamus or čavgadeamos)
- tight
- tightly packed, compact
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attributive | čavges čavga | |
| Nominative | čavgat | |
| Genitive | čavgada | |
| Attributive | čavges čavga | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | čavgat | čavgadat |
| Accusative | čavgada | čavgadiid |
| Genitive | čavgada | čavgadiid |
| Illative | čavgadii | čavgadiidda |
| Locative | čavgadis | čavgadiin |
| Comitative | čavgadiin | čavgadiiguin |
| Essive | čavgadin | |
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