holga

See also: holgá and ɦɔlga

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)olkë.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈholːka/

Noun

holga

  1. crossbeam, balk
  2. 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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