rišša

Northern Sami

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈriʃʃa/

Noun

rišša

1. splash, splatter

Inflection

Even a-stem, šš-š gradation
Nominative	rišša
Genitive	riša
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rišša	rišat
Accusative	riša	rišaid
Genitive	riša	rišaid
Illative	riššii	rišaide
Locative	rišas	rišain
Comitative	rišain	rišaiguin
Essive	riššan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person riššan riššame riššamet 2nd person riššat riššade riššadet 3rd person riššas riššaska riššaset

Further reading

• 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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈriʃːʃa/

Noun

rišˈša

1. sulfur
2. match (to make fire)

Inflection

Even a-stem, šˈš-šš gradation
Nominative	rišˈša
Genitive	rišša
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rišˈša	riššat
Accusative	rišša	riššaid
Genitive	rišša	riššaid
Illative	rišˈšii	riššaide
Locative	riššas	riššain
Comitative	riššain	riššaiguin
Essive	rišˈšan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person rišˈšan rišˈšame rišˈšamet 2nd person rišˈšat rišˈšade rišˈšadet 3rd person rišˈšas rišˈšaska rišˈšaset

Further reading

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