See also: hangú and Hàn-gú

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish hanko.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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háŋgu

  1. pitchfork

Inflection

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Even u-stem, ŋg-ŋgg gradation
Nominative háŋgu
Genitive háŋggu
háŋggọ
Singular Plural
Nominative háŋgu háŋggut
Accusative háŋggu háŋggūid
Genitive háŋggu
háŋggọ
háŋggūid
Illative háŋgui háŋggūide
Locative háŋggus háŋggūin
Comitative háŋggūin háŋggūiguin
Essive háŋgun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person háŋgon háŋgome háŋgomet
2nd person háŋgot háŋgode háŋgodet
3rd person háŋgus háŋguska háŋguset

Derived terms

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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