čivga

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *čivkë.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

čivga

  1. child
  2. young (of an animal)

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, vg-vgg gradation
Nominative čivga
Genitive čivgga
Singular Plural
Nominative čivga čivggat
Accusative čivgga čivggaid
Genitive čivgga čivggaid
Illative čivgii čivggaide
Locative čivggas čivggain
Comitative čivggain čivggaiguin
Essive čivgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čivgan čivgame čivgamet
2nd person čivgat čivgade čivgadet
3rd person čivgas čivgaska čivgaset

Further reading[edit]

  • 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