seaggi

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *seaŋkē.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsea̯ɡːɡiː/

Adjective[edit]

seaggi (comparative seakkit, superlative seakkimus)

  1. thin
  2. slim, slender
  3. narrow

Inflection[edit]

Even i-stem, gg-kk gradation
Attributive seakkẹs
seakka
Nominative seaggi
Genitive seakki
Attributive seakkẹs
seakka
Singular Plural
Nominative seaggi seakkit
Accusative seakki sēkkiid
Genitive seakki sēkkiid
Illative seaggái sēkkiide
Locative seakkis sēkkiin
Comitative sēkkiin sēkkiiguin
Essive seaggin

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