Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *koackēmē, from Proto-Finno-Permic *kočka.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkoɑ̯sːkiːn/

Noun

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goaskin

  1. golden eagle

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
Nominative goaskin
Genitive goaskima
Singular Plural
Nominative goaskin goaskimat
Accusative goaskima goaskimiid
Genitive goaskima goaskimiid
Illative goaskimii goaskimiidda
Locative goaskimis goaskimiin
Comitative goaskimiin goaskimiiguin
Essive goaskimin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person goaskiman goaskimeamẹ goaskimeamẹt
2nd person goaskimat goaskimeattẹ goaskimeattẹt
3rd person goaskimis goaskimeaskkạ goaskimeasẹt

Further reading

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  • 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