gaigŋir

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkajːtɲiːr/

Noun

gaigŋir

elbow

Inflection

Odd, no gradation

Nominative

gaigŋir

Genitive

gaigŋira

Singular

Plural

Nominative

gaigŋir

gaigŋirat

Accusative

gaigŋira

gaigŋiriid

Genitive

gaigŋira

gaigŋiriid

Illative

gaigŋirii

gaigŋiriidda

Locative

gaigŋiris

gaigŋiriin

Comitative

gaigŋiriin

gaigŋiriiguin

Essive

gaigŋirin

Possessive forms
	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	gaigŋiran	gaigŋireamẹ	gaigŋireamẹt
2nd person	gaigŋirat	gaigŋireattẹ	gaigŋireattẹt
3rd person	gaigŋiris	gaigŋireaskkạ	gaigŋireasẹt

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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