gierkke

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *keatkē.

Noun

gierkke

1. wolverine

Inflection

Even e-stem, rkk-rk gradation
Nominative	gierkke
Genitive	gierke
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gierkke	gierke
Accusative	gierkev	gierkijt
Genitive	gierke	gierkij
Illative	gärkkáj	gierkijda
Inessive	gierken	gierkijn
Elative	gierkes	gierkijs
Comitative	gierkijn	gierkij
Abessive	gierkedagá gierkedagi	gierkijdagá gierkijdagi
Essive	gierkken
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gärkkám gärkkáma gärkkáma 2nd person gärkkát gärkkáda gärkkáda 3rd person gierkkes gierkkeska gierkkesa

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