heargi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)earkē.

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhea̯rːkiː/

Noun

heargi

reindeer that can be ridden
reindeer bull/ox

Inflection

Even i-stem, rg-rgg gradation

Nominative

heargi

Genitive

hearggi
hearggẹ

Singular

Plural

Nominative

heargi

hearggit

Accusative

hearggi

hērggiid

Genitive

hearggi
hearggẹ

hērggiid

Illative

heargái

hērggiide

Locative

hearggis

hērggiin

Comitative

hērggiin

hērggiiguin

Essive

heargin

Possessive forms
	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	heargán	heargáme	heargámet
2nd person	heargát	heargáde	heargádet
3rd person	heargis	heargiska	heargiset

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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