girječálli

Northern Sami

Etymology

From girji +‎ čálˈli.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

girjẹčálˈli

  1. author, writer (person who writes books, possibly as profession)

Inflection

Even i-stem, no gradation
Nominative girjẹčálˈli
Genitive girjẹčálˈli
girjẹčálˈlẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative girjẹčálˈli girjẹčálˈlit
Accusative girjẹčálˈli girjẹčálˈliid
Genitive girjẹčálˈli
girjẹčálˈlẹ
girjẹčálˈliid
Illative girjẹčálˈlái girjẹčálˈliide
Locative girjẹčálˈlis girjẹčálˈliin
Comitative girjẹčálˈliin girjẹčálˈliiguin
Essive girjẹčálˈlin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person girjẹčálˈlán girjẹčálˈláme girjẹčálˈlámet
2nd person girjẹčálˈlát girjẹčálˈláde girjẹčálˈládet
3rd person girjẹčálˈlis girjẹčálˈliska girjẹčálˈliset

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