duhkku

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtuhːkuː/

Noun

duhkku

1. stain, smudge

Inflection

Even u-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative	duhkku
Genitive	duhku duhkọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	duhkku	duhkut
Accusative	duhku	duhkūid
Genitive	duhku duhkọ	duhkūid
Illative	duhkkui	duhkūide
Locative	duhkus	duhkūin
Comitative	duhkūin	duhkūiguin
Essive	duhkkun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person duhkkon duhkkome duhkkomet 2nd person duhkkot duhkkode duhkkodet 3rd person duhkkus duhkkuska duhkkuset

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