poasta

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

poasta

  1. post, postal service
  2. mail

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, st-stt gradation
Nominative poasta
Genitive poastta
Singular Plural
Nominative poasta poasttat
Accusative poastta poasttaid
Genitive poastta poasttaid
Illative pōstii poasttaide
Locative poasttas poasttain
Comitative poasttain poasttaiguin
Essive poastan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person poastan poastame poastamet
2nd person poastat poastade poastadet
3rd person poastas poastaska poastaset

Alternative forms[edit]

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