Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *tiejkō.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtie̯jːkuː/

Noun edit

dieigu

  1. radius (forearm bone)

Inflection edit

Even u-stem, ig-igg gradation
Nominative dieigu
Genitive dieiggu
dieiggọ
Singular Plural
Nominative dieigu dieiggut
Accusative dieiggu dieiggūid
Genitive dieiggu
dieiggọ
dieiggūid
Illative dīigui dieiggūide
Locative dieiggus dieiggūin
Comitative dieiggūin dieiggūiguin
Essive dieigun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dīigon dīigome dīigomet
2nd person dīigot dīigode dīigodet
3rd person dieigus dieiguska dieiguset

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