guorgga

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Lule Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *kuorkë.

Noun[edit]

guorgga

  1. crane (bird)

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, rgg-rg gradation
Nominative guorgga
Genitive guorga
Singular Plural
Nominative guorgga guorga
Accusative guorgav guorgajt
Genitive guorga guorgaj
Illative guorggaj guorgajda
Inessive guorgan guorgajn
Elative guorgas guorgajs
Comitative guorgajn guorgaj
Abessive guorgadagá
guorgadagi
guorgajdagá
guorgajdagi
Essive guorggan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person guorggam guorggama guorggama
2nd person guorggat guorggada guorggada
3rd person guorggas guorggaska guorggasa

Further reading[edit]

  • 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