ovccát

Northern Sami

Northern Sami ordinal numbers

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Cardinal : ovcci     Ordinal : ovccát

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëkcāntë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈovtt͡saːh(t)/

Adjective

ovccát (not comparable)

1. ninth

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive	—
Nominative	ovccát
Genitive	ovccáda
Attributive	—
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ovccát	ovccádat
Accusative	ovccáda	ovccádiid
Genitive	ovccáda	ovccádiid
Illative	ovccádii	ovccádiidda
Locative	ovccádis	ovccádiin
Comitative	ovccádiin	ovccádiiguin
Essive	ovccádin

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