álgga

Northern Sami

Etymology

From álgit +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaːlːkka/

Noun

álgga

1. initiative
2. cause

Inflection

Odd, lg-lgg gradation
Nominative	álgga
Genitive	álgaga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	álgga	álgagat
Accusative	álgaga	álgagiid
Genitive	álgaga	álgagiid
Illative	álgagii	álgagiidda
Locative	álgagis	álgagiin
Comitative	álgagiin	álgagiiguin
Essive	álggan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person álgagan álgageamẹ álgageamẹt 2nd person álgagat álgageattẹ álgageattẹt 3rd person álgagis álgageaskkạ álgageasẹt

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