bielka

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpie̯lːka/

Noun

bielka

1. batten

Inflection

Even a-stem, lk-lkk gradation
Nominative	bielka
Genitive	bielkka
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bielka	bielkkat
Accusative	bielkka	bielkkaid
Genitive	bielkka	bielkkaid
Illative	bīlkii	bielkkaide
Locative	bielkkas	bielkkain
Comitative	bielkkain	bielkkaiguin
Essive	bielkan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bielkan bielkame bielkamet 2nd person bielkat bielkade bielkadet 3rd person bielkas bielkaska bielkaset

Further reading

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