seaggi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *seaŋkē.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

seaggi (comparative seakkit, superlative seakkimus)

1. thin
2. slim, slender
3. narrow

Inflection

Even i-stem, gg-kk gradation
Attributive	seakkẹs seakka
Nominative	seaggi
Genitive	seakki
Attributive	seakkẹs seakka
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	seaggi	seakkit
Accusative	seakki	sēkkiid
Genitive	seakki	sēkkiid
Illative	seaggái	sēkkiide
Locative	seakkis	sēkkiin
Comitative	sēkkiin	sēkkiiguin
Essive	seaggin

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