čolga

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śülke. Cognates include Kildin Sami чо̄ллк (čōllk), Finnish sylki and Erzya сельге (śeľge).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

čolga

  1. spit, saliva

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, lg-lgg gradation
Nominative čolga
Genitive čolgga
Singular Plural
Nominative čolga čolggat
Accusative čolgga čolggaid
Genitive čolgga čolggaid
Illative čolgii čolggaide
Locative čolggas čolggain
Comitative čolggain čolggaiguin
Essive čolgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čolgan čolgame čolgamet
2nd person čolgat čolgade čolgadet
3rd person čolgas čolgaska čolgaset

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • 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