áhkku

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ākkō.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaːhːkuː/

Noun

áhkku

1. grandmother

Inflection

Even u-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative	áhkku
Genitive	áhku áhkọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	áhkku	áhkut
Accusative	áhku	áhkūid
Genitive	áhku áhkọ	áhkūid
Illative	áhkkui	áhkūide
Locative	áhkus	áhkūin
Comitative	áhkūin	áhkūiguin
Essive	áhkkun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person áhkkon áhkkome áhkkomet 2nd person áhkkot áhkkode áhkkodet 3rd person áhkkus áhkkuska áhkkuset

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