holga

See also: holgá and ɦɔlga

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)olkë.

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈholːka/

Noun

holga

crossbeam, balk
pole, rod

Inflection

Even a-stem, lg-lgg gradation

Nominative

holga

Genitive

holgga

Singular

Plural

Nominative

holga

holggat

Accusative

holgga

holggaid

Genitive

holgga

holggaid

Illative

holgii

holggaide

Locative

holggas

holggain

Comitative

holggain

holggaiguin

Essive

holgan

Possessive forms
	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	holgan	holgame	holgamet
2nd person	holgat	holgade	holgadet
3rd person	holgas	holgaska	holgaset

Further reading

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

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