giehka

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Sami *kiekë.

Noun

giehka

1. cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Inflection

Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative	giehka
Genitive	giega
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giehka	giega
Accusative	giegav	giegajt
Genitive	giega	giegaj
Illative	giehkaj	giegajda
Inessive	giegan	giegajn
Elative	giegas	giegajs
Comitative	giegajn	giegaj
Abessive	giegadagá giegadagi	giegajdagá giegajdagi
Essive	giehkan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person giehkam giehkama giehkama 2nd person giehkat giehkada giehkada 3rd person giehkas giehkaska giehkasa

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

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Sami *kiekë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkie̯hka/

Noun

giehka

1. cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Inflection

Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative	giehka
Genitive	giega
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giehka	giegat
Accusative	giega	giegaid
Genitive	giega	giegaid
Illative	gīhkii	giegaide
Locative	giegas	giegain
Comitative	giegain	giegaiguin
Essive	giehkan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person giehkan giehkame giehkamet 2nd person giehkat giehkade giehkadet 3rd person giehkas giehkaska giehkaset

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Sami *kiekë.

Noun

giehka

1. cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Inflection

Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative	giehka
Genitive	giega
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giehka	giega
Accusative	giegav	giegajt
Genitive	giega	giegaj
Illative	giehkaj	giegajda
Inessive	giegan	giegajn
Elative	giegast giegas	giegajst giegajs
Comitative	giegajn	giegaj
Essive	giehkan

Further reading

• giehka in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland