See also: kĩeha

Inari Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *kiekë.

Noun

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kiehâ

  1. cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Inflection

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Even â-stem, h-ṿ gradation
Nominative kiehâ
Genitive kieṿâ
Singular Plural
Nominative kiehâ kieṿah
Accusative kieṿâ kieṿâid
Genitive kieṿâ kieˈṿâi
kieṿâi
Illative kiehân kievˈváid
Locative kieṿâst kieṿâin
Comitative kievˈváin kieˈṿâiguin
Abessive kieˈṿâttáá kieˈṿâittáá
Essive kieḥân
Partitive kieḥâd
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

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