buiku

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Finnish puikko.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpujːkuː/

Noun[edit]

buiku

  1. puukko

Inflection[edit]

Even u-stem, ik-ikk gradation
Nominative buiku
Genitive buikku
buikkọ
Singular Plural
Nominative buiku buikkut
Accusative buikku buikkūid
Genitive buikku
buikkọ 		buikkūid
Illative buikui buikkūide
Locative buikkus buikkūin
Comitative buikkūin buikkūiguin
Essive buikun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person buikon buikome buikomet
2nd person buikot buikode buikodet
3rd person buikus buikuska buikuset

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
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