algŋa

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëlńë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈalːtɲa/

Noun

algŋa

1. gum (flesh around the teeth)

Inflection

Even a-stem, lgŋ-lŋŋ gradation
Nominative	algŋa
Genitive	alŋŋa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	algŋa	alŋŋat
Accusative	alŋŋa	alŋŋaid
Genitive	alŋŋa	alŋŋaid
Illative	algŋii	alŋŋaide
Locative	alŋŋas	alŋŋain
Comitative	alŋŋain	alŋŋaiguin
Essive	algŋan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person algŋan algŋame algŋamet 2nd person algŋat algŋade algŋadet 3rd person algŋas algŋaska algŋaset

Alternative forms

• aldna

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