heargi

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *(h)earkē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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heargi

  1. reindeer that can be ridden
  2. reindeer bull/ox

Inflection

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Even i-stem, rg-rgg gradation
Nominative heargi
Genitive hearggi
hearggẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative heargi hearggit
Accusative hearggi hērggiid
Genitive hearggi
hearggẹ
hērggiid
Illative heargái hērggiide
Locative hearggis hērggiin
Comitative hērggiin hērggiiguin
Essive heargin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person heargán heargáme heargámet
2nd person heargát heargáde heargádet
3rd person heargis heargiska heargiset

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