holga

See also: holgá and ɦɔlga

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)olkë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈholːka/

Noun

holga

1. crossbeam, balk
2. pole, rod

Inflection

Even a-stem, lg-lgg gradation
Nominative	holga
Genitive	holgga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	holga	holggat
Accusative	holgga	holggaid
Genitive	holgga	holggaid
Illative	holgii	holggaide
Locative	holggas	holggain
Comitative	holggain	holggaiguin
Essive	holgan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person holgan holgame holgamet 2nd person holgat holgade holgadet 3rd person holgas holgaska holgaset

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