ráhkis

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish rakas.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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ráhkis (comparative ráhkkásit, superlative ráhkkáseamos)

  1. dear, beloved

Inflection

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Odd, hkk-hk gradation
Attributive ráhkẹs
Nominative ráhkis
Genitive ráhkkása
Attributive ráhkẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative ráhkis ráhkkásat
Accusative ráhkkása ráhkkásiid
Genitive ráhkkása ráhkkásiid
Illative ráhkkásii ráhkkásiidda
Locative ráhkkásis ráhkkásiin
Comitative ráhkkásiin ráhkkásiiguin
Essive ráhkisin

Derived terms

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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