Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From gohcit +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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gohcu

  1. wakefulness

Inflection

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Even u-stem, hc-z gradation
Nominative gohcu
Genitive gozu
gozọ
Singular Plural
Nominative gohcu gozut
Accusative gozu gozūid
Genitive gozu
gozọ
gozūid
Illative gohcui gozūide
Locative gozus gozūin
Comitative gozūin gozūiguin
Essive gohcun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gohcon gohcome gohcomet
2nd person gohcot gohcode gohcodet
3rd person gohcus gohcuska gohcuset

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