cihrra

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sir̥.r̥a/

Noun

cihrra

1. squeaking, peeping (e.g. of mice)

Inflection

Even a-stem, hrr-hr gradation
Nominative	cihrra
Genitive	cihra
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cihrra	cihrat
Accusative	cihra	cihraid
Genitive	cihra	cihraid
Illative	cihrrii	cihraide
Locative	cihras	cihrain
Comitative	cihrain	cihraiguin
Essive	cihrran
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person cihrran cihrrame cihrramet 2nd person cihrrat cihrrade cihrradet 3rd person cihrras cihrraska cihrraset

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