áhkku

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ākkō.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaːhːkuː/

Noun

áhkku

  1. grandmother

Inflection
Even u-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative áhkku
Genitive áhku
áhkọ
Singular Plural
Nominative áhkku áhkut
Accusative áhku áhkūid
Genitive áhku
áhkọ		 áhkūid
Illative áhkkui áhkūide
Locative áhkus áhkūin
Comitative áhkūin áhkūiguin
Essive áhkkun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person áhkkon áhkkome áhkkomet
2nd person áhkkot áhkkode áhkkodet
3rd person áhkkus áhkkuska áhkkuset

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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