kvárca

Northern Sami

Etymology

Ultimately from German Quarz, through either Norwegian kvarts or Swedish kvarts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvaːrːht͡sa/

Noun

kvárca

1. (mineralogy) quartz
   • 1994 August 5, Inker-Anni Sara, quoting Markku Torvinen, “Musealágádusa árgábeaivvi Gáregasnjárggas: Gádjut dološmuittuid ođđa geainnu vuolde”, in Min Áigi, volume 2, number 58, page 5:

     Golmma sajis leat geađgeáigásaš bázahusat omd. kvárccas ráhkaduvvon sáitegeažit.

     In three locations there are stone-age finds e.g. spearheads made of quartz.

   • 1998, Knut Isaksen, “Minerálat ja báktešlájat”, in Duottar: Luonddugeografiija, Iđut, →ISBN, page 18:

     Kvárca lea okta dain dábáleamos minerálain kontineantagaras. Kvárca lea garas ja dainna sáhttá glása sárgut.

     Quartz is one of the most common minerals in the continental crust. Quartz is hard and you can scratch glass with it.

   • 2020 October 21, “Plánaprográmmaevttohus”, in ym.fi‎^[1], Ministry of the Environment, archived from the original on 15 August 2024, page 6:

     Elkem Teno^[sic] buvttada sullii 1 000 000 tonne^[sic] kvárcca jagis ja dan vuovdimat leat sullii 130 miljovnna Norgga ruvnnu jagis.

     Elkem Teno produces around 1,000,000 tons of quartz per year and the turnover for that is around 130 million Norwegian kroner per year.

Inflection

Even a-stem, rc-rcc gradation
Nominative	kvárca
Genitive	kvárcca
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kvárca	—
Accusative	kvárcca	—
Genitive	kvárcca	—
Illative	kvárcii	—
Locative	kvárccas	—
Comitative	kvárccain	—
Essive	kvárcan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person kvárcan kvárcame kvárcamet 2nd person kvárcat kvárcade kvárcadet 3rd person kvárcas kvárcaska kvárcaset