Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

šealgat (comparative šealgadit, superlative šealgadeamos)

  1. shiny
  2. glittering

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
Attributive šēlges
Nominative šealgat
Genitive šealgada
Attributive šēlges
Singular Plural
Nominative šealgat šealgadat
Accusative šealgada šealgadiid
Genitive šealgada šealgadiid
Illative šealgadii šealgadiidda
Locative šealgadis šealgadiin
Comitative šealgadiin šealgadiiguin
Essive šealgadin

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland