gierkie
Southern Sami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Samic *keaδkē with unknown origin.
Noun
[edit]gierkie
- stone, rock
- 1993, Anna Jacobsen, Goltelidh jih soptsestidh, page 93:
- Gusnie dihte aaksjoe? Gierkie neeleli! Gusnie dihte gierkie? Derhvie gaptjeli!
- Where is the axe? Stone blunted it! Where is the stone? Turf covers it!
- pearl
Inflection
[edit]| Even ie-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gierkie | |
| Genitive | gierkien | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | gierkie | gierkieh |
| Accusative | gierkiem | gierkide geerkide |
| Genitive | gierkien | gierkiej geerki |
| Illative | gearkan | gierkide geerkide |
| Inessive | gierkesne | gierkine geerkine |
| Elative | gierkeste | gierkijste geerkijste |
| Comitative | gierkine geerkine |
gierkiejgujmie geerkigujmie |
| Essive | gierkine geerkine | |