ovccis
Northern Sami
| 90 | ||
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| Cardinal: ovcci Nominal: ovcceš Ordinal: ovccát Adverbial: okcii Collective: ovccis Fractional: ovccádas | ||
Etymology
Noun
ovccis
- An ennead, ninesome; a group of nine people.
- Ášši guoská okcásii.[1]
- The case affects nine people.
- 1895, Nils Vibe Stockfleth, transl., Min Hærramek ja Bæstamek Jesus Kristus Ođđa Testamenta, W. C. Fabritius ja Barni, Basse Lukas evangelium 17:17, page 127; included in Bibal daihe Basse c̓ala, mi sistes doalla boares ja ođđa testamenta kanonalas̓ girjid[2], Christiania: Grøndahl & Søn, 1895, via National Library of Norway:
- De vastedi Jesus ja celki: Æigo loǥes buttestuvvum? Mutto gost læk dak ovces?
- [De vástidii Jesus ja celkkii: Eai go logis buhtistuvvon? Muhto gos leat dát ovccis?]
- Then Jesus answered and said: Were there not ten who became clean? But where are the [other] nine?
- 1984 [1966], Ovttastuvvan našuvnnaid konvenšuvdna siviilla ja politihkalaš vuoigatvuoðaid birra, translation of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (in English); translated and reprinted in “Álbmotrievtti teavsttat”, in Sámi vuoigatvuoðaid dili birra (Norgga Almmolaš Čilgehusat), number 18 S, Orkanger: printed by Grytting AS for Universitetsforlaget AS, translation of Om samenes rettstilling (in Norwegian Bokmål), 1984, via National Library of Norway, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 647:
- Komitea miellahtut válljejuvvojit njeallji jagi áigodahkki. Sii sáhttet oððasis válljejuvvot jus sii oððasis šaddet evttohuvvot. Almmake galgá doaibmaáigi okcásii dain miellahtuin guðet vuosttaš válggas šaddet válljejuvvot, mannat olggos guovtti jagi geahčen.
- [original: The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of four years. They shall be eligible for re-election if renominated. However, the terms of nine of the members elected at the first election shall expire at the end of two years[.]]
- 2024 April 17, Inger Marita Bals, “Jápmán olmmoš gávdnon”, in Ávvir, volume 16, number 72, via National Library of Norway, page 6:
- Badjelaš ovccis mannan sotnabeaiiđit gávdnui jápmán olmmoš[sic – meaning olbmo] ochanakšuvnna oktavuođas.
- Just over nine people found a dead person last sunday morning in connection to a search.
Inflection
| Odd, kc-vcc gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ovccis | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | okcása | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | ovccis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | okcása | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | okcása | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | okcásii | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | okcásis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | okcásiin | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | ovccisin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland