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ciiku

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *tijkkō, borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*tīkō), from Proto-Germanic *tīkō.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sijːkuː/

Noun

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ciiku

  1. bitch (female dog)

Inflection

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Even u-stem, ik-ikk gradation
Nominative ciiku
Genitive ciikku
ciikkọ
Singular Plural
Nominative ciiku ciikkut
Accusative ciikku ciikkūid
Genitive ciikku
ciikkọ
ciikkūid
Illative ciikui ciikkūide
Locative ciikkus ciikkūin
Comitative ciikkūin ciikkūiguin
Essive ciikun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ciikon ciikome ciikomet
2nd person ciikot ciikode ciikodet
3rd person ciikus ciikuska ciikuset

Further reading

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  • 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