čorgat

Northern Sami

Etymology

From čorga +‎ -at.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

čorgat (comparative čorgadit, superlative čorgadeamos)

  1. clean

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive čorges
Nominative čorgat
Genitive čorgada
Attributive čorges
Singular Plural
Nominative čorgat čorgadat
Accusative čorgada čorgadiid
Genitive čorgada čorgadiid
Illative čorgadii čorgadiidda
Locative čorgadis čorgadiin
Comitative čorgadiin čorgadiiguin
Essive čorgadin

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