bircu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

bircu

  1. cube
  2. die (used in games of chance)

Inflection

Even u-stem, rc-rcc gradation
Nominative bircu
Genitive birccu
birccọ
Singular Plural
Nominative bircu birccut
Accusative birccu birccūid
Genitive birccu
birccọ 		birccūid
Illative bircui birccūide
Locative birccus birccūin
Comitative birccūin birccūiguin
Essive bircun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bircon bircome bircomet
2nd person bircot bircode bircodet
3rd person bircus bircuska bircuset

Derived terms

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
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