ciiku

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sijːkuː/

Noun

ciiku

1. bitch (female dog)

Inflection

Even u-stem, ik-ikk gradation
Nominative	ciiku
Genitive	ciikku ciikkọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ciiku	ciikkut
Accusative	ciikku	ciikkūid
Genitive	ciikku ciikkọ	ciikkūid
Illative	ciikui	ciikkūide
Locative	ciikkus	ciikkūin
Comitative	ciikkūin	ciikkūiguin
Essive	ciikun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person ciikon ciikome ciikomet 2nd person ciikot ciikode ciikodet 3rd person ciikus ciikuska ciikuset

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