mearka

Northern Sami

Etymology

Apparently ultimately from Old Norse mark, from Proto-Germanic *marką.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmea̯rːka/

Noun

mearka

1. mark
2. sign
3. indication

Inflection

Even a-stem, rk-rkk gradation
Nominative	mearka
Genitive	mearkka
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mearka	mearkkat
Accusative	mearkka	mearkkaid
Genitive	mearkka	mearkkaid
Illative	mērkii	mearkkaide
Locative	mearkkas	mearkkain
Comitative	mearkkain	mearkkaiguin
Essive	mearkan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person mearkan mearkame mearkamet 2nd person mearkat mearkade mearkadet 3rd person mearkas mearkaska mearkaset

Derived terms

• boastamearka

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