Northern Sami

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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lieksi

  1. cod liver oil

Inflection

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Even i-stem, ks-vss gradation
Nominative lieksi
Genitive lievssi
lievssẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative lieksi lievssit
Accusative lievssi līvssiid
Genitive lievssi
lievssẹ
līvssiid
Illative lieksái līvssiide
Locative lievssis līvssiin
Comitative līvssiin līvssiiguin
Essive lieksin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person lieksán lieksáme lieksámet
2nd person lieksát lieksáde lieksádet
3rd person lieksis lieksiska lieksiset

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