giđđa

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kiδë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkiðða/

Noun

giđđa

1. spring (season)

Inflection

Even a-stem, đđ-đ gradation
Nominative	giđđa
Genitive	giđa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giđđa	giđat
Accusative	giđa	giđaid
Genitive	giđa	giđaid
Illative	giđđii	giđaide
Locative	giđas	giđain
Comitative	giđain	giđaiguin
Essive	giđđan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person giđđan giđđame giđđamet 2nd person giđđat giđđade giđđadet 3rd person giđđas giđđaska giđđaset

Derived terms

• giđđat

See also

Seasons in Northern Sami · jagiáiggit (layout · text) · category
giđđa (“spring”)	geassi (“summer”)	čakča (“autumn”)	dálvi (“winter”)

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