-nuppelohkái

Northern Sami

Etymology

From nuppi (“of the second”) +‎ lohkái (“into ten”). Compare Finnish -toista (“out of the second”).

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

Suffix

-nuppẹlohkái

  1. -teen; forms the numbers 11 to 19, attaches to a cardinal number from 1 to 9

Inflection

Both the base number and the suffix inflect, but in the nominative and accusative singular the suffix takes the illative form.

This suffix needs an inflection-table template.

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