šiega

See also: siega

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *šiekë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈʃie̯ka/

Adjective

šiega (comparative šiegat, superlative šiegamus)

1. nice, kind, good

Inflection

Even a-stem, no gradation
Attributive	šiega
Nominative	šiega
Genitive	šiega
Attributive	šiega
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	šiega	šiegat
Accusative	šiega	šiegaid
Genitive	šiega	šiegaid
Illative	šīgii	šiegaide
Locative	šiegas	šiegain
Comitative	šiegain	šiegaiguin
Essive	šiegan

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