gáigá

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Noun

gáigá

  1. fool

Inflection
Even á-stem, ig-igg gradation
Nominative gáigá
Genitive gáiggá
Singular Plural
Nominative gáigá gáiggát
Accusative gáiggá gáiggáid
Genitive gáiggá gáiggáid
Illative gáigái gáiggáide
Locative gáiggás gáiggáin
Comitative gáiggáin gáiggáiguin
Essive gáigán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gáigán gáigáme gáigámet
2nd person gáigát gáigáde gáigádet
3rd person gáigás gáigáska gáigáset

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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