ruškat

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See also: ruskat

Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *ručkëtē.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈruʃːkah(t)/

Adjective[edit]

ruškat (comparative ruškadit, superlative ruškadeamos)

  1. brown

Inflection[edit]

Odd, no gradation
Attributive ruškes
Nominative ruškat
Genitive ruškada
Attributive ruškes
Singular Plural
Nominative ruškat ruškadat
Accusative ruškada ruškadiid
Genitive ruškada ruškadiid
Illative ruškadii ruškadiidda
Locative ruškadis ruškadiin
Comitative ruškadiin ruškadiiguin
Essive ruškadin

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