kirku

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰirːkuː/

Noun

kirku

1. Alternative form of girku

Inflection

Even u-stem, no gradation
Nominative	kirku
Genitive	kirku kirkọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kirku	kirkut
Accusative	kirku	kirkūid
Genitive	kirku kirkọ	kirkūid
Illative	kirkui	kirkūide
Locative	kirkus	kirkūin
Comitative	kirkūin	kirkūiguin
Essive	kirkun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person kirkon kirkome kirkomet 2nd person kirkot kirkode kirkodet 3rd person kirkus kirkuska kirkuset

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