čielggas

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čielkës.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃie̯lːkkas/

Adjective

čielggas (comparative čielgasit, superlative čielgaseamos)

1. clear, transparent
2. obvious

Inflection

Odd, lg-lgg gradation
Attributive	čielga
Nominative	čielggas
Genitive	čielgasa
Attributive	čielga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	čielggas	čielgasat
Accusative	čielgasa	čielgasiid
Genitive	čielgasa	čielgasiid
Illative	čielgasii	čielgasiidda
Locative	čielgasis	čielgasiin
Comitative	čielgasiin	čielgasiiguin
Essive	čielggasin

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