Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *uccē.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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uhcci (comparative uhcit, superlative uhcimus)

  1. small

Inflection

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Even i-stem, hcc-hc gradation
Attributive uhca
Nominative uhcci
Genitive uhci
Attributive uhca
Singular Plural
Nominative uhcci uhcit
Accusative uhci uhciid
Genitive uhci uhciid
Illative uhccái uhciide
Locative uhcis uhciin
Comitative uhciin uhciiguin
Essive uhccin

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