čakča

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čëkčë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃakːt͡ʃa/

Noun

čakča

1. autumn, fall

Inflection

Even a-stem, kč-včč gradation
Nominative	čakča
Genitive	čavčča
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	čakča	čavččat
Accusative	čavčča	čavččaid
Genitive	čavčča	čavččaid
Illative	čakčii	čavččaide
Locative	čavččas	čavččain
Comitative	čavččain	čavččaiguin
Essive	čakčan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person čakčan čakčame čakčamet 2nd person čakčat čakčade čakčadet 3rd person čakčas čakčaska čakčaset

Derived terms

• čakčat
• čakčamánnu

See also

Seasons in Northern Sami · jagiáiggit (layout · text) · category
giđđa (“spring”)	geassi (“summer”)	čakča (“autumn”)	dálvi (“winter”)

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