hersko

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish herkku.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈherːsko/

Noun

hersko

1. delicacy (food)

Inflection

Even o-stem, rsk-rskk gradation
Nominative	hersko
Genitive	herskko
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hersko	herskkot
Accusative	herskko	herskkuid
Genitive	herskko	herskkuid
Illative	herskui	herskkuide
Locative	herskkos	herskkuin
Comitative	herskkuin	herskkuiguin
Essive	herskon
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person herskon herskome herskomet 2nd person herskot herskode herskodet 3rd person herskos herskoska herskoset

Even o-stem, no gradation
Nominative	hersko
Genitive	hersko
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hersko	herskot
Accusative	hersko	herskuid
Genitive	hersko	herskuid
Illative	herskui	herskuide
Locative	herskos	herskuin
Comitative	herskuin	herskuiguin
Essive	herskon
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person herskon herskome herskomet 2nd person herskot herskode herskodet 3rd person herskos herskoska herskoset

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