čavgat

Northern Sami

Etymology

From čavga +‎ -at.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃavːkah(t)/

Adjective

čavgat (comparative čavggat or čavgadit, superlative čavggamus or čavgadeamos)

1. tight
2. tightly packed, compact

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive	čavges čavga
Nominative	čavgat
Genitive	čavgada
Attributive	čavges čavga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	čavgat	čavgadat
Accusative	čavgada	čavgadiid
Genitive	čavgada	čavgadiid
Illative	čavgadii	čavgadiidda
Locative	čavgadis	čavgadiin
Comitative	čavgadiin	čavgadiiguin
Essive	čavgadin

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