hirsa

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish hirsi, from Proto-Finnic *hirci.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhirːsa/

Noun

hirsa

  1. large log

Inflection

Even a-stem, rs-rss gradation
Nominative hirsa
Genitive hirssa
Singular Plural
Nominative hirsa hirssat
Accusative hirssa hirssaid
Genitive hirssa hirssaid
Illative hirsii hirssaide
Locative hirssas hirssain
Comitative hirssain hirssaiguin
Essive hirsan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person hirsan hirsame hirsamet
2nd person hirsat hirsade hirsadet
3rd person hirsas hirsaska hirsaset

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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