dielku

Northern Sami

Etymology

Perhaps a substrate word

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dielku

1. spot, stain

Inflection

Even u-stem, lk-lkk gradation
Nominative	dielku
Genitive	dielkku dielkkọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dielku	dielkkut
Accusative	dielkku	dielkkūid
Genitive	dielkku dielkkọ	dielkkūid
Illative	dīlkui	dielkkūide
Locative	dielkkus	dielkkūin
Comitative	dielkkūin	dielkkūiguin
Essive	dielkun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person dīlkon dīlkome dīlkomet 2nd person dīlkot dīlkode dīlkodet 3rd person dielkus dielkuska dielkuset

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