mierká

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Inari Sami miärkká and Pite Sami murrko.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mierká

1. fog, mist

Inflection

Even á-stem, rk-rkk gradation
Nominative	mierká
Genitive	mierkká
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mierká	mierkkát
Accusative	mierkká	mierkkáid
Genitive	mierkká	mierkkáid
Illative	mierkái	mierkkáide
Locative	mierkkás	mierkkáin
Comitative	mierkkáin	mierkkáiguin
Essive	mierkán
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person mierkán mierkáme mierkámet 2nd person mierkát mierkáde mierkádet 3rd person mierkás mierkáska mierkáset

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