bággu

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish pakko.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːɡːɡuː/

Noun

bággu

1. force, compulsion
2. obligation, necessity

Inflection

Even u-stem, gg-kk gradation
Nominative	bággu
Genitive	bákku bákkọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bággu	bákkut
Accusative	bákku	bákkūid
Genitive	bákku bákkọ	bákkūid
Illative	bággui	bákkūide
Locative	bákkus	bákkūin
Comitative	bákkūin	bákkūiguin
Essive	bággun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bággon bággome bággomet 2nd person bággot bággode bággodet 3rd person bággus bágguska bágguset

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