Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *kiptë.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkikːta/

Noun edit

gikta

  1. sinker (weight used in fishing)

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, kt-vtt gradation
Nominative gikta
Genitive givtta
Singular Plural
Nominative gikta givttat
Accusative givtta givttaid
Genitive givtta givttaid
Illative giktii givttaide
Locative givttas givttain
Comitative givttain givttaiguin
Essive giktan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person giktan giktame giktamet
2nd person giktat giktade giktadet
3rd person giktas giktaska giktaset

Further reading edit

  • 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