tjiergav

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čierkëm.

Noun

tjiergav

  1. block of wood

Inflection

Odd, rgg-rg gradation
Nominative tjiergav
Genitive tjierggama
Singular Plural
Nominative tjiergav tjierggama
Accusative tjierggamav tjierggamijt
Genitive tjierggama tjierggamij
Illative tjierggamij tjierggamijda
Inessive tjierggamin tjierggamijn
Elative tjierggamis tjierggamijs
Comitative tjierggamijn tjierggamij
Abessive tjierggamadagá
tjierggamadagi
tjierggamijdagá
tjierggamijdagi
Essive tjiergan
tjierggamin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person tjierggamim
tjierggamam
tjierggamimme tjierggamimme
2nd person tjierggamit
tjierggamat
tjierggamihtte tjierggamihtte
3rd person tjierggamis tjierggamiska tjierggamisá

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland