bearaš

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See also: bearas and béaras

Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately borrowed from Proto-Finnic *pereš (later *pereh). Related to Inari Sami peerâ and Kildin Sami пӣрас (pīras).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpea̯raʃ/

Noun[edit]

bearaš

  1. family

Inflection[edit]

Odd, no gradation
Nominative bearaš
Genitive bearaša
Singular Plural
Nominative bearaš bearašat
Accusative bearaša bearašiid
Genitive bearaša bearašiid
Illative bearašii bearašiidda
Locative bearašis bearašiin
Comitative bearašiin bearašiiguin
Essive bearašin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bearašan bearašeamẹ bearašeamẹt
2nd person bearašat bearašeattẹ bearašeattẹt
3rd person bearašis bearašeaskkạ bearašeasẹt

Further reading[edit]

  • 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