šealgat

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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šealgat (comparative šealgadit, superlative šealgadeamos)

  1. shiny
  2. glittering

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
Attributive šēlges
Nominative šealgat
Genitive šealgada
Attributive šēlges
Singular Plural
Nominative šealgat šealgadat
Accusative šealgada šealgadiid
Genitive šealgada šealgadiid
Illative šealgadii šealgadiidda
Locative šealgadis šealgadiin
Comitative šealgadiin šealgadiiguin
Essive šealgadin

Derived terms

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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