suohkku

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

suohkku

  1. sock

Inflection

Even u-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative suohkku
Genitive suohku
suohkọ
Singular Plural
Nominative suohkku suohkut
Accusative suohku suohkūid
Genitive suohku
suohkọ
suohkūid
Illative sūhkkui suohkūide
Locative suohkus suohkūin
Comitative suohkūin suohkūiguin
Essive suohkkun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sūhkkon sūhkkome sūhkkomet
2nd person sūhkkot sūhkkode sūhkkodet
3rd person suohkkus suohkkuska suohkkuset

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