giđđa

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kiδë.

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

Noun

giđđa

  1. spring (season)

Inflection
Even a-stem, đđ-đ gradation
Nominative giđđa
Genitive giđa
Singular Plural
Nominative giđđa giđat
Accusative giđa giđaid
Genitive giđa giđaid
Illative giđđii giđaide
Locative giđas giđain
Comitative giđain giđaiguin
Essive giđđan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person giđđan giđđame giđđamet
2nd person giđđat giđđade giđđadet
3rd person giđđas giđđaska giđđaset

Derived terms

See also
Seasons in Northern Sami · jagiáiggit (layout · text)
giđđa (“spring”) geassi (“summer”) čakča (“autumn”) dálvi (“winter”)

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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