bákŋi

See also: bakni

Northern Sami

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *päŋe (“head”).

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

Noun

bákŋi

  1. the base of a reindeer antler

Inflection
Even i-stem, kŋ-vŋŋ gradation
Nominative bákŋi
Genitive bávŋŋi
bávŋŋẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative bákŋi bávŋŋit
Accusative bávŋŋi bávŋŋiid
Genitive bávŋŋi
bávŋŋẹ		 bávŋŋiid
Illative bákŋái bávŋŋiide
Locative bávŋŋis bávŋŋiin
Comitative bávŋŋiin bávŋŋiiguin
Essive bákŋin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bákŋán bákŋáme bákŋámet
2nd person bákŋát bákŋáde bákŋádet
3rd person bákŋis bákŋiska bákŋiset

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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