almmivierca

Northern Sami

Etymology

From albmi (“sky”) +‎ vierca (“ram”).

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

Noun

almmivierca

  1. common snipe, Gallinago gallinago

Inflection
Even a-stem, rc-rcc gradation
Nominative almmivierca
Genitive almmiviercca
Singular Plural
Nominative almmivierca almmivierccat
Accusative almmiviercca almmivierccaid
Genitive almmiviercca almmivierccaid
Illative almmivīrcii almmivierccaide
Locative almmivierccas almmivierccain
Comitative almmivierccain almmivierccaiguin
Essive almmiviercan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person almmiviercan almmiviercame almmiviercamet
2nd person almmiviercat almmiviercade almmiviercadet
3rd person almmiviercas almmiviercaska almmiviercaset

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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