Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From jahki +‎ -saš.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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jahkásaš (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide])

  1. annual
  2. year-old
  3. (in compounds preceded by a number) -year-old

Inflection

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Even a-stem, žž-čč gradation
Attributive jahkásaš
Nominative jahkásaš
Genitive jahkásačča
Attributive jahkásaš
Singular Plural
Nominative jahkásaš jahkásaččat
Accusative jahkásačča jahkásaččaid
Genitive jahkásačča jahkásaččaid
Illative jahkásažžii jahkásaččaide
Locative jahkásaččas jahkásaččain
Comitative jahkásaččain jahkásaččaiguin
Essive jahkásažžan

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