geahči

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *keačē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

geahči

1. end, tip

Inflection

Even i-stem, hč-ž gradation
Nominative	geahči
Genitive	geaži geažẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	geahči	geažit
Accusative	geaži	gēžiid
Genitive	geaži geažẹ	gēžiid
Illative	geahčái	gēžiide
Locative	geažis	gēžiin
Comitative	gēžiin	gēžiiguin
Essive	geahčin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person geahčán geahčáme geahčámet 2nd person geahčát geahčáde geahčádet 3rd person geahčis geahčiska geahčiset

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