ruokŋa

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ruoŋë.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈruo̯tɲa/

Noun

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ruokŋa

  1. crust of hardened ice on top of snow
  2. lack/absence of snow

Inflection

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Even a-stem, -vŋŋ gradation
Nominative ruokŋa
Genitive ruovŋŋa
Singular Plural
Nominative ruokŋa ruovŋŋat
Accusative ruovŋŋa ruovŋŋaid
Genitive ruovŋŋa ruovŋŋaid
Illative rūkŋii ruovŋŋaide
Locative ruovŋŋas ruovŋŋain
Comitative ruovŋŋain ruovŋŋaiguin
Essive ruokŋan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ruokŋan ruokŋame ruokŋamet
2nd person ruokŋat ruokŋade ruokŋadet
3rd person ruokŋas ruokŋaska ruokŋaset

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