hávga

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhaːvːka/

Noun[edit]

hávga

  1. pike (fish)

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, vg-vgg gradation
Nominative hávga
Genitive hávgga
Singular Plural
Nominative hávga hávggat
Accusative hávgga hávggaid
Genitive hávgga hávggaid
Illative hávgii hávggaide
Locative hávggas hávggain
Comitative hávggain hávggaiguin
Essive hávgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person hávgan hávgame hávgamet
2nd person hávgat hávgade hávgadet
3rd person hávgas hávgaska hávgaset

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