Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ceakkē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sea̯hːkiː/

Noun

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ceahkki

  1. notch, indentation
  2. stairstep
  3. degree

Inflection

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Even i-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative ceahkki
Genitive ceahki
ceahkẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative ceahkki ceahkit
Accusative ceahki cēhkiid
Genitive ceahki
ceahkẹ
cēhkiid
Illative ceahkkái cēhkiide
Locative ceahkis cēhkiin
Comitative cēhkiin cēhkiiguin
Essive ceahkkin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ceahkkán ceahkkáme ceahkkámet
2nd person ceahkkát ceahkkáde ceahkkádet
3rd person ceahkkis ceahkkiska ceahkkiset

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