Northern Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian sink.
Pronunciation
Noun
siŋka
- zinc
Inflection
| Even a-stem, ŋk-ŋkk gradation
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| Nominative
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siŋka
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| Genitive
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siŋkka
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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siŋka
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siŋkkat
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| Accusative
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siŋkka
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siŋkkaid
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| Genitive
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siŋkka
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siŋkkaid
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| Illative
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siŋkii
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siŋkkaide
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| Locative
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siŋkkas
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siŋkkain
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| Comitative
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siŋkkain
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siŋkkaiguin
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| Essive
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siŋkan
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| Possessive forms
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siŋkan
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siŋkame
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siŋkamet
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| 2nd person
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siŋkat
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siŋkade
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siŋkadet
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| 3rd person
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siŋkas
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siŋkaska
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siŋkaset
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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