njoahci

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńoacē.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

njoahci (comparative njoazit, superlative njoazimus)

1. slow

Inflection

Even i-stem, hc-z gradation
Attributive	njoazẹs
Nominative	njoahci
Genitive	njoazi
Attributive	njoazẹs
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	njoahci	njoazit
Accusative	njoazi	njōziid
Genitive	njoazi	njōziid
Illative	njoahcái	njōziide
Locative	njoazis	njōziin
Comitative	njōziin	njōziiguin
Essive	njoahcin

Derived terms

• njōzet

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