táŋka

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaːŋːka/

Noun

táŋka

1. tank (container)
2. tank (vehicle)

Inflection

Even a-stem, ŋk-ŋkk gradation
Nominative	táŋka
Genitive	táŋkka
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	táŋka	táŋkkat
Accusative	táŋkka	táŋkkaid
Genitive	táŋkka	táŋkkaid
Illative	táŋkii	táŋkkaide
Locative	táŋkkas	táŋkkain
Comitative	táŋkkain	táŋkkaiguin
Essive	táŋkan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person táŋkan táŋkame táŋkamet 2nd person táŋkat táŋkade táŋkadet 3rd person táŋkas táŋkaska táŋkaset

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