Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *vielkëtē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvie̯lːkah(t)/

Adjective

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vielgat (comparative vielgadit, superlative vielgadeamos)

  1. white

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
Attributive vīlges
Nominative vielgat
Genitive vielgada
Attributive vīlges
Singular Plural
Nominative vielgat vielgadat
Accusative vielgada vielgadiid
Genitive vielgada vielgadiid
Illative vielgadii vielgadiidda
Locative vielgadis vielgadiin
Comitative vielgadiin vielgadiiguin
Essive vielgadin

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