šákša

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *šāpšë.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈʃaːkːʃa/

Noun

šákša

  1. capelin, Mallotus villosus

Inflection

Even a-stem, kš-všš gradation
Nominative šákša
Genitive šávšša
Singular Plural
Nominative šákša šávššat
Accusative šávšša šávššaid
Genitive šávšša šávššaid
Illative šákšii šávššaide
Locative šávššas šávššain
Comitative šávššain šávššaiguin
Essive šákšan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person šákšan šákšame šákšamet
2nd person šákšat šákšade šákšadet
3rd person šákšas šákšaska šákšaset

Further reading

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