Noun

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virgi

  1. plural of virgo

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *virkē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvirːkiː/

Noun

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virgi

  1. post, position, office

Inflection

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Even i-stem, rg-rgg gradation
Nominative virgi
Genitive virggi
virggẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative virgi virggit
Accusative virggi virggiid
Genitive virggi
virggẹ
virggiid
Illative virgái virggiide
Locative virggis virggiin
Comitative virggiin virggiiguin
Essive virgin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person virgán virgáme virgámet
2nd person virgát virgáde virgádet
3rd person virgis virgiska virgiset

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