Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

láhka

  1. law, ordinance
  2. court of law
  3. lawsuit

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative láhka
Genitive lága
Singular Plural
Nominative láhka lágat
Accusative lága lágaid
Genitive lága lágaid
Illative láhkii lágaide
Locative lágas lágain
Comitative lágain lágaiguin
Essive láhkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person láhkan láhkame láhkamet
2nd person láhkat láhkade láhkadet
3rd person láhkas láhkaska láhkaset

Further reading edit

  • 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