heargi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)earkē.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhea̯rːkiː/

Noun

heargi

1. reindeer that can be ridden
2. reindeer bull/ox

Inflection

Even i-stem, rg-rgg gradation
Nominative	heargi
Genitive	hearggi hearggẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	heargi	hearggit
Accusative	hearggi	hērggiid
Genitive	hearggi hearggẹ	hērggiid
Illative	heargái	hērggiide
Locative	hearggis	hērggiin
Comitative	hērggiin	hērggiiguin
Essive	heargin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person heargán heargáme heargámet 2nd person heargát heargáde heargádet 3rd person heargis heargiska heargiset

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