giergge

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *keaδkē.

Noun

giergge

1. stone

Inflection

Even e-stem, rgg-rg gradation
Nominative	giergge
Genitive	gierge
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giergge	gierge
Accusative	giergev	giergijt
Genitive	gierge	giergij
Illative	gärggáj	giergijda
Inessive	giergen	giergijn
Elative	gierges	giergijs
Comitative	giergijn	giergij
Abessive	giergedagá giergedagi	giergijdagá giergijdagi
Essive	gierggen
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gärggám gärggáma gärggáma 2nd person gärggát gärggáda gärggáda 3rd person giergges gierggeska gierggesa

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