Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpohːkaː/

Noun edit

bohkká

  1. male goat, billygoat

Inflection edit

Even á-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative bohkká
Genitive bohká
Singular Plural
Nominative bohkká bohkát
Accusative bohká bohkáid
Genitive bohká bohkáid
Illative bohkkái bohkáide
Locative bohkás bohkáin
Comitative bohkáin bohkáiguin
Essive bohkkán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bohkkán bohkkáme bohkkámet
2nd person bohkkát bohkkáde bohkkádet
3rd person bohkkás bohkkáska bohkkáset

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