Lule Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *pealkē.

Noun

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bielgge

  1. thumb

Inflection

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Even e-stem, lgg-lg gradation
Nominative bielgge
Genitive bielge
Singular Plural
Nominative bielgge bielge
Accusative bielgev bielgijt
Genitive bielge bielgij
Illative bälggáj bielgijda
Inessive bielgen bielgijn
Elative bielges bielgijs
Comitative bielgijn bielgij
Abessive bielgedagá
bielgedagi
bielgijdagá
bielgijdagi
Essive bielggen
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bälggám bälggáma bälggáma
2nd person bälggát bälggáda bälggáda
3rd person bielgges bielggeska bielggesa

Further reading

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  • 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