čelččen

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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čēlččen

  1. little finger
    Synonym: čēŋkkeš

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
Nominative čēlččen
Genitive čēlččema
Singular Plural
Nominative čēlččen čēlččemat
Accusative čēlččema čēlččemiid
Genitive čēlččema čēlččemiid
Illative čēlččemii čēlččemiidda
Locative čēlččemis čēlččemiin
Comitative čēlččemiin čēlččemiiguin
Essive čēlččemin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čēlččeman čēlččemeamẹ čēlččemeamẹt
2nd person čēlččemat čēlččemeattẹ čēlččemeattẹt
3rd person čēlččemis čēlččemeaskkạ čēlččemeasẹt

Further reading

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  • 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