lohku

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlohkuː/

Noun

lohku

1. number, quantity

Inflection

Even u-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative	lohku
Genitive	logu logọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lohku	logut
Accusative	logu	logūid
Genitive	logu logọ	logūid
Illative	lohkui	logūide
Locative	logus	logūin
Comitative	logūin	logūiguin
Essive	lohkun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person lohkon lohkome lohkomet 2nd person lohkot lohkode lohkodet 3rd person lohkus lohkuska lohkuset

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