-muš

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mus"

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish -mus.

Suffix

-muš

1. Forms nouns from verbs, indicating something that is to have the verb performed on it.

   ‎borrat (“to eat”) + ‎-muš → ‎borramuš (“something to be eaten; food”)

Usage notes

• This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection

Even a-stem, šš-š gradation
Nominative	-muš
Genitive	-muša
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-muš	-mušat
Accusative	-muša	-mušaid
Genitive	-muša	-mušaid
Illative	-muššii	-mušaide
Locative	-mušas	-mušain
Comitative	-mušain	-mušaiguin
Essive	-muššan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person -muššan -muššame -muššamet 2nd person -muššat -muššade -muššadet 3rd person -muššas -muššaska -muššaset

Derived terms

Northern Sami terms suffixed with -muš