See also: siega

Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *šiekë.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈʃie̯ka/

Adjective edit

šiega (comparative šiegat, superlative šiegamus)

  1. nice, kind, good

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, no gradation
Attributive šiega
Nominative šiega
Genitive šiega
Attributive šiega
Singular Plural
Nominative šiega šiegat
Accusative šiega šiegaid
Genitive šiega šiegaid
Illative šīgii šiegaide
Locative šiegas šiegain
Comitative šiegain šiegaiguin
Essive šiegan

Further reading edit

  • 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