girrko
Pite Sami
Etymology
From Old Norse kirkja, from Old English circe, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (δόμα) (kuriakón (dóma), “Lord's (house)”), from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “Lord”). Samic cognates include Northern Sami girku and Southern Sami gærhkoe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkirːʰko/, [ˈkirr̥ko]
Inflection
| Even o-stem, rrk-rk gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | girrko | |
| Genitive | girko | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | girrko | girko |
| Accusative | girkov | girkojt |
| Genitive | girko | girkoj |
| Illative | girrkuj | girkojda |
| Inessive | girkon | girkojn |
| Elative | girkost girkos |
girkojst girkojs |
| Comitative | girkujn | girkoj |
| Essive | girrkon | |
Further reading
- girrko in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
- 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
- Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press
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