gákšu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kāvšō.

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

Noun

gákšu

  1. she-wolf

Declension
Even u-stem, kš-všš gradation
Nominative gákšu
Genitive gávššu
gávššọ
Singular Plural
Nominative gákšu gávššut
Accusative gávššu gávššūid
Genitive gávššu
gávššọ		 gávššūid
Illative gákšui gávššūide
Locative gávššus gávššūin
Comitative gávššūin gávššūiguin
Essive gákšun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gákšon gákšome gákšomet
2nd person gákšot gákšode gákšodet
3rd person gákšus gákšuska gákšuset

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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