jiehkki

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

jiehkki

1. glacier

Inflection

Even i-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative	jiehkki
Genitive	jiehki jiehkẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	jiehkki	jiehkit
Accusative	jiehki	jīhkiid
Genitive	jiehki jiehkẹ	jīhkiid
Illative	jiehkkái	jīhkiide
Locative	jiehkis	jīhkiin
Comitative	jīhkiin	jīhkiiguin
Essive	jiehkkin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person jiehkkán jiehkkáme jiehkkámet 2nd person jiehkkát jiehkkáde jiehkkádet 3rd person jiehkkis jiehkkiska jiehkkiset

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