Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From stoahkat +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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stoagus

  1. toy
  2. play (fun activity)

Inflection

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Odd, hk-g gradation
Nominative stoagus
Genitive stōhkosa
Singular Plural
Nominative stoagus stōhkosat
Accusative stōhkosa stōhkosiid
Genitive stōhkosa stōhkosiid
Illative stōhkosii stōhkosiidda
Locative stōhkosis stōhkosiin
Comitative stōhkosiin stōhkosiiguin
Essive stoagusin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person stōhkosan stōhkoseamẹ stōhkoseamẹt
2nd person stōhkosat stōhkoseattẹ stōhkoseattẹt
3rd person stōhkosis stōhkoseaskkạ stōhkoseasẹt

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