ákšu

Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ākšōjō.

Noun

ákšu

1. axe

Inflection

Even inflection in -u
	singular	plural
Nominative	ákšu	áákšuh
Accusative	áákšu	áákšuid
Genitive	áákšu	ákšui áákšui
Illative	áákšun	ákšoid
Locative	áákšust	áákšuin
Comitative	ákšoin	ákšuiguin
Abessive	ákšuttáá	ákšuittáá
Essive	ákšun	—
Partitive	ákšud	—

Further reading

• 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

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ākšōjō.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaːkːʃuː/

Noun

ákšu

1. axe

Inflection

Even u-stem, no gradation
Nominative	ákšu
Genitive	ákšu ákšọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ákšu	ákšut
Accusative	ákšu	ákšūid
Genitive	ákšu ákšọ	ákšūid
Illative	ákšui	ákšūide
Locative	ákšus	ákšūin
Comitative	ákšūin	ákšūiguin
Essive	ákšun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person ákšon ákšome ákšomet 2nd person ákšot ákšode ákšodet 3rd person ákšus ákšuska ákšuset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland