gaigŋir

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkajːtɲiːr/

Noun

gaigŋir

  1. elbow

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative gaigŋir
Genitive gaigŋira
Singular Plural
Nominative gaigŋir gaigŋirat
Accusative gaigŋira gaigŋiriid
Genitive gaigŋira gaigŋiriid
Illative gaigŋirii gaigŋiriidda
Locative gaigŋiris gaigŋiriin
Comitative gaigŋiriin gaigŋiriiguin
Essive gaigŋirin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gaigŋiran gaigŋireamẹ gaigŋireamẹt
2nd person gaigŋirat gaigŋireattẹ gaigŋireattẹt
3rd person gaigŋiris gaigŋireaskkạ gaigŋireasẹt

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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