kakkârâs

Inari Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Northern Sami gáhkkor, Finnish kaakkuri.

Noun

kakkârâs

  1. red-throated diver, Gavia stellata
    Synonym: kähtee

Inflection
Odd inflection
singular plural
Nominative kakkârâs kakkârâseh
Accusative kakkârâs kakkârâsijd
Genitive kakkârâs kakkârâsij
Illative kakkârâsân kakkârâsáid
Locative kakkârâsist kakkârâsijn
Comitative kakkârâsáin kakkârâsijguin
Abessive kakkârâsttáá kakkârâsijttáá
Essive kakkârâsin —
Partitive kakkârâsid —

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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