gaigŋir

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

gaigŋir

1. elbow

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	gaigŋir
Genitive	gaigŋira
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gaigŋir	gaigŋirat
Accusative	gaigŋira	gaigŋiriid
Genitive	gaigŋira	gaigŋiriid
Illative	gaigŋirii	gaigŋiriidda
Locative	gaigŋiris	gaigŋiriin
Comitative	gaigŋiriin	gaigŋiriiguin
Essive	gaigŋirin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gaigŋiran gaigŋireamẹ gaigŋireamẹt 2nd person gaigŋirat gaigŋireattẹ gaigŋireattẹt 3rd person gaigŋiris gaigŋireaskkạ gaigŋireasẹt

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