guoika

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuoškë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkuo̯jːka/

Noun

guoika

1. falls
2. rapids

Inflection

Even a-stem, ik-ikk gradation
Nominative	guoika
Genitive	guoikka
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	guoika	guoikkat
Accusative	guoikka	guoikkaid
Genitive	guoikka	guoikkaid
Illative	gūikii	guoikkaide
Locative	guoikkas	guoikkain
Comitative	guoikkain	guoikkaiguin
Essive	guoikan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person guoikan guoikame guoikamet 2nd person guoikat guoikade guoikadet 3rd person guoikas guoikaska guoikaset

Related terms

• goaikut

Further reading

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