girra

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kiδë.

Noun

girra

1. spring (season)

Inflection

Even a-stem, rr-r gradation
Nominative	girra
Genitive	gira
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	girra	gira
Accusative	girav	girajt
Genitive	gira	giraj
Illative	girraj	girajda
Inessive	giran	girajn
Elative	girast giras	girajst girajs
Comitative	girajn	giraj
Essive	girran

Alternative forms

• gidda

Further reading

• girra in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• 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