bircu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpirːt͡suː/

Noun

bircu

1. cube
2. die (used in games of chance)

Inflection

Even u-stem, rc-rcc gradation
Nominative	bircu
Genitive	birccu birccọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bircu	birccut
Accusative	birccu	birccūid
Genitive	birccu birccọ	birccūid
Illative	bircui	birccūide
Locative	birccus	birccūin
Comitative	birccūin	birccūiguin
Essive	bircun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bircon bircome bircomet 2nd person bircot bircode bircodet 3rd person bircus bircuska bircuset

Derived terms

• bircut

Further reading

• 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