Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian kokk.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkʰoɑ̯hːka/

Noun

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koahkka

  1. cook

Inflection

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Even a-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative koahkka
Genitive koahka
Singular Plural
Nominative koahkka koahkat
Accusative koahka koahkaid
Genitive koahka koahkaid
Illative kōhkkii koahkaide
Locative koahkas koahkain
Comitative koahkain koahkaiguin
Essive koahkkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person koahkkan koahkkame koahkkamet
2nd person koahkkat koahkkade koahkkadet
3rd person koahkkas koahkkaska koahkkaset

Alternative forms

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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