čuorgat

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čuorkëtē.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

čuorgat (comparative čuorgadit, superlative čuorgadeamos)

  1. gray
  2. gray-haired

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive čūrges
Nominative čuorgat
Genitive čuorgada
Attributive čūrges
Singular Plural
Nominative čuorgat čuorgadat
Accusative čuorgada čuorgadiid
Genitive čuorgada čuorgadiid
Illative čuorgadii čuorgadiidda
Locative čuorgadis čuorgadiin
Comitative čuorgadiin čuorgadiiguin
Essive čuorgadin

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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