hávga

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish hauki.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhaːvːka/

Noun

hávga

1. pike (fish)

Inflection

Even a-stem, vg-vgg gradation
Nominative	hávga
Genitive	hávgga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hávga	hávggat
Accusative	hávgga	hávggaid
Genitive	hávgga	hávggaid
Illative	hávgii	hávggaide
Locative	hávggas	hávggain
Comitative	hávggain	hávggaiguin
Essive	hávgan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person hávgan hávgame hávgamet 2nd person hávgat hávgade hávgadet 3rd person hávgas hávgaska hávgaset

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