gávccis
Northern Sami
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| ← 7 | 8 | 9 → |
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| Cardinal: gávcci Nominal: gávcceš Ordinal: gávccát Adverbial: gákcii Collective: gávccis Fractional: gávccádas | ||
Etymology
Noun
gávccis
- An octad, eightsome; a group of eight people.
- Gávccis jienastedje vuostá.[1]
- Eight people voted against.
- 1895, “Job girje, Salmai girje, Salomo sanelaskok, Sardnedægje girje ja Salomo allalavla”, in Lars Jakobsen Hætta, transl., Bibal daihe Basse c̓ala, mi sistes doalla boares ja ođđa testamenta kanonalas̓ girjid, Christiania: Grøndahl & Søn, Sardnedægje girje 11:2, page 211:
- Juoǥad c̓iec̓c̓asi ja maidai gakcasi; dastgo ik don dieđe, mi oasetesvuođaid galgga s̓addat ædnam alde.
- [Juogat čiehčasii ja maiddái gákcásii; dasgo it don dieđe, mii oasehisvuođaid galggá šaddat eatnama alde.]
- Share with seven and also eight; for you do not know what disasters should come to pass on the land.
- 1979 November 30, Gáre Jon Niilas, quoting Anne R., “Náhkkedikšun”, in Sámi Áigi, volume 1, number 22, via National Library of Norway, page 3:
- [Gáre Jon Niilas:]- Galle gursalačča dán háve vázze?
[Anne R.:]- Gávccis. Vaikko guđe agis, nuorat ja boarrasat, dievddut seamma go nissonat.- [Gáre Jon Niilas:] - How many people attended the course?
[Anne R.:] - Eight. Regardless of age, young and old, men same as women.
- [Gáre Jon Niilas:] - How many people attended the course?
- 2024 June 7, Alf Berg Grønnli, “– Morašlaš beaivi Finnmárkku spábbačiekčamii”, in Ávvir, volume 16, number 102, via National Library of Norway, page 4:
- Ledje 18:s Polarstjernen joavkkus ja dušše gávccis Guovdageainnu joavkkus geat ledje boahtán čiekčamii.
- There were 18 people on the Polarstjernen team and only eight people on the Guovdageaidnu team that had come to the match.
Inflection
| Odd, kc-vcc gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | gávccis | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | gákcása | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | gávccis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | gákcása | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | gákcása | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | gákcásii | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | gákcásis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | gákcásiin | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | gávccisin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland