Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *lāvccë, from Proto-Norse [Term?].

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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lákca

  1. cream (dairy product)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, kc-vcc gradation
Nominative lákca
Genitive lávcca
Singular Plural
Nominative lákca lávccat
Accusative lávcca lávccaid
Genitive lávcca lávccaid
Illative lákcii lávccaide
Locative lávccas lávccain
Comitative lávccain lávccaiguin
Essive lákcan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person lákcan lákcame lákcamet
2nd person lákcat lákcade lákcadet
3rd person lákcas lákcaska lákcaset

Derived terms

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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