cuohkki

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cuohkki

1. reason, cause
2. excuse

Inflection

Even i-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative	cuohkki
Genitive	cuohki cuohkẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cuohkki	cuohkit
Accusative	cuohki	cūhkiid
Genitive	cuohki cuohkẹ	cūhkiid
Illative	cuohkkái	cūhkiide
Locative	cuohkis	cūhkiin
Comitative	cūhkiin	cūhkiiguin
Essive	cuohkkin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person cuohkkán cuohkkáme cuohkkámet 2nd person cuohkkát cuohkkáde cuohkkádet 3rd person cuohkkis cuohkkiska cuohkkiset

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