čavgat

Northern Sami

Etymology

From čavga +‎ -at.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃavːkah(t)/

Adjective

čavgat (comparative čavggat or čavgadit, superlative čavggamus or čavgadeamos)

  1. tight
  2. 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[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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