čuorgat

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čuorkëtē.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

čuorgat (comparative čuorgadit, superlative čuorgadeamos)

1. gray
2. gray-haired

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive	čūrges
Nominative	čuorgat
Genitive	čuorgada
Attributive	čūrges
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	čuorgat	čuorgadat
Accusative	čuorgada	čuorgadiid
Genitive	čuorgada	čuorgadiid
Illative	čuorgadii	čuorgadiidda
Locative	čuorgadis	čuorgadiin
Comitative	čuorgadiin	čuorgadiiguin
Essive	čuorgadin

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