Northern Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish väki.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvea̯hka/
Noun
veahka
- power
- workforce, crew, staff
- crowd (of people), great number
- family
Inflection
| Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
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| Nominative
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veahka
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| Genitive
|
veaga
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
|
veahka
|
veagat
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| Accusative
|
veaga
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veagaid
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| Genitive
|
veaga
|
veagaid
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| Illative
|
vēhkii
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veagaide
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| Locative
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veagas
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veagain
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| Comitative
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veagain
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veagaiguin
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| Essive
|
veahkan
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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
|
veahkan
|
veahkame
|
veahkamet
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| 2nd person
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veahkat
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veahkade
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veahkadet
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| 3rd person
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veahkas
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veahkaska
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veahkaset
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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