beaska

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *peackë.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

beaska

  1. reindeer fur coat

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, sk-skk gradation
Nominative beaska
Genitive beaskka
Singular Plural
Nominative beaska beaskkat
Accusative beaskka beaskkaid
Genitive beaskka beaskkaid
Illative bēskii beaskkaide
Locative beaskkas beaskkain
Comitative beaskkain beaskkaiguin
Essive beaskan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person beaskan beaskame beaskamet
2nd person beaskat beaskade beaskadet
3rd person beaskas beaskaska beaskaset

Descendants[edit]

  • Norwegian Bokmål: pesk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pesk

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