loađgu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *loaδkō.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈloɑ̯ðːkuː/

Noun

loađgu

1. short-eared owl, Asio flammeus

Inflection

Even u-stem, đg-đgg gradation
Nominative	loađgu
Genitive	loađggu loađggọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	loađgu	loađggut
Accusative	loađggu	loađggūid
Genitive	loađggu loađggọ	loađggūid
Illative	lōđgui	loađggūide
Locative	loađggus	loađggūin
Comitative	loađggūin	loađggūiguin
Essive	loađgun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person lōđgon lōđgome lōđgomet 2nd person lōđgot lōđgode lōđgodet 3rd person loađgus loađguska loađguset

Further reading

• 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