njoahci

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńoacē.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈɲoɑ̯ht͡siː/

Adjective

njoahci (comparative njoazit, superlative njoazimus)

  1. slow

Inflection
Even i-stem, hc-z gradation
Attributive njoazẹs
Nominative njoahci
Genitive njoazi
Attributive njoazẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative njoahci njoazit
Accusative njoazi njōziid
Genitive njoazi njōziid
Illative njoahcái njōziide
Locative njoazis njōziin
Comitative njōziin njōziiguin
Essive njoahcin

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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