gássa

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːssa/

Noun

gássa

1. gas (state of matter)

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative	gássa
Genitive	gása
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gássa	gásat
Accusative	gása	gásaid
Genitive	gása	gásaid
Illative	gássii	gásaide
Locative	gásas	gásain
Comitative	gásain	gásaiguin
Essive	gássan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gássan gássame gássamet 2nd person gássat gássade gássadet 3rd person gássas gássaska gássaset

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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Ume Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gássa

1. goose

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative	gássa
Genitive	gásan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gássa	gásah
Accusative	gásuv gásub	gásijde
Genitive	gásan	gásij
Illative	gássije	gásijde
Inessive	gásasne	gásijne
Elative	gásaste	gásijste
Comitative	gásijne	gásijgüjme
Abessive	gásat
Essive	gássane

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