äkk

See also: akk

Skolt Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ākkō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /akː/

Noun

äkk

  1. grandmother

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Helsingian akka (“nauseate, worry”) Swedish ack (“alas”).

Verb

äkk (preterite äkkä)

  1. to regret, be repentant, to miss
    Ji ekk hästn ji såld i fjol
    I miss the horse I sold last year.
    wä äckä den prestn längj
    we missed that pastor for a long time
    hon äck no at hon int to ’n
    she probably regrets and mourns that she did not take him

Usage notes

It is said, for example, if you regret selling, exchanging, giving away, or otherwise losing a thing that you afterwards miss and are anxious to recover.

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