áhkku

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *ākkō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaːhːkuː/

Noun[edit]

áhkku

  1. grandmother

Inflection[edit]

Even u-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative áhkku
Genitive áhku
áhkọ
Singular Plural
Nominative áhkku áhkut
Accusative áhku áhkūid
Genitive áhku
áhkọ
áhkūid
Illative áhkkui áhkūide
Locative áhkus áhkūin
Comitative áhkūin áhkūiguin
Essive áhkkun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person áhkkon áhkkome áhkkomet
2nd person áhkkot áhkkode áhkkodet
3rd person áhkkus áhkkuska áhkkuset

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