See also: sargi, ŝarĝi, ŝargi, and särgi

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *sārkē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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sárgi

  1. thorn, prickle

Inflection

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Even i-stem, rg-rgg gradation
Nominative sárgi
Genitive sárggi
sárggẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative sárgi sárggit
Accusative sárggi sárggiid
Genitive sárggi
sárggẹ
sárggiid
Illative sárgái sárggiide
Locative sárggis sárggiin
Comitative sárggiin sárggiiguin
Essive sárgin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sárgán sárgáme sárgámet
2nd person sárgát sárgáde sárgádet
3rd person sárgis sárgiska sárgiset

Derived terms

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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