See also: laiki and lāʻiki

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *lāškē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlaːjːkiː/

Adjective

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láiki (comparative láikkit, superlative láikkimus)

  1. lazy

Inflection

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Even i-stem, ik-ikk gradation
Attributive láikkẹs
Nominative láiki
Genitive láikki
Attributive láikkẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative láiki láikkit
Accusative láikki láikkiid
Genitive láikki láikkiid
Illative láikái láikkiide
Locative láikkis láikkiin
Comitative láikkiin láikkiiguin
Essive láikin

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • 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
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