mielga

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mielkë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmie̯lːka/

Noun

mielga

1. breastbone, sternum

Inflection

Even a-stem, lg-lgg gradation
Nominative	mielga
Genitive	mielgga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mielga	mielggat
Accusative	mielgga	mielggaid
Genitive	mielgga	mielggaid
Illative	mīlgii	mielggaide
Locative	mielggas	mielggain
Comitative	mielggain	mielggaiguin
Essive	mielgan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person mielgan mielgame mielgamet 2nd person mielgat mielgade mielgadet 3rd person mielgas mielgaska mielgaset

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

Spanish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin melica, from Latin medica (“Median”).

Noun

mielga f (plural mielgas)

1. alfalfa

Etymology 2

Adjective

mielga

1. feminine singular of mielgo

Etymology 3

Noun

mielga f (plural mielgas)

1. spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Further reading

• “mielga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28