bargu

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈparːkuː/

Etymology 1

From bargat +‎ -u.

Noun

bargu

1. work (effort)
2. job (employment)
3. task, assignment
4. work, creation

Inflection

Even u-stem, rg-rgg gradation
Nominative	bargu
Genitive	barggu barggọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bargu	barggut
Accusative	barggu	barggūid
Genitive	barggu barggọ	barggūid
Illative	bargui	barggūide
Locative	barggus	barggūin
Comitative	barggūin	barggūiguin
Essive	bargun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bargon bargome bargomet 2nd person bargot bargode bargodet 3rd person bargus barguska barguset

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bargu

1. first-person dual imperative of bargat