gávccis

Northern Sami

Northern Sami numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: gávcci
    Nominal: gávcceš
    Ordinal: gávccát
    Adverbial: gákcii
    Collective: gávccis
    Fractional: gávccádas

Etymology

From gávcci +‎ -s.

Noun

gávccis

  1. 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.
    • 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
Nominative gávccis
Genitive gákcása
Singular Plural
Nominative gávccis
Accusative gákcása
Genitive gákcása
Illative gákcásii
Locative gákcásis
Comitative gákcásiin
Essive gávccisin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gákcásan gákcáseamẹ gákcáseamẹt
2nd person gákcásat gákcáseattẹ gákcáseattẹt
3rd person gákcásis gákcáseaskkạ gákcáseasẹt

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

References

  1. ^ Lene Antonsen; Trond Trosterud; Berit Merete Nystad Eskonsipo (2013-2022), “gávccis”, in Neahttadigisánit[1] (in Northern Sami)