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gáisi

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See also: gaisi and gaiši

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Samic *kājsē, borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᛁᛉᚨᛉ (*gaiʀaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

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    gáisi

    1. tall/high mountain (especially one with year-round snow)

    Inflection

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    Even i-stem, is-iss gradation
    Nominative gáisi
    Genitive gáissi
    gáissẹ
    Singular Plural
    Nominative gáisi gáissit
    Accusative gáissi gáissiid
    Genitive gáissi
    gáissẹ
    gáissiid
    Illative gáisái gáissiide
    Locative gáissis gáissiin
    Comitative gáissiin gáissiiguin
    Essive gáisin
    Possessive forms
    Singular Dual Plural
    1st person gáisán gáisáme gáisámet
    2nd person gáisát gáisáde gáisádet
    3rd person gáisis gáisiska gáisiset

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland