árgi

See also: argi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ārkē.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaːrːkiː/

Adjective

árgi (comparative árggit, superlative árggimus)

1. shy, timid

   Synonym: iras

Inflection

Even i-stem, rg-rgg gradation
Attributive	árggẹs
Nominative	árgi
Genitive	árggi
Attributive	árggẹs
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	árgi	árggit
Accusative	árggi	árggiid
Genitive	árggi	árggiid
Illative	árgái	árggiide
Locative	árggis	árggiin
Comitative	árggiin	árggiiguin
Essive	árgin

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