guovssahas

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

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

Noun

guovssahas

  1. (chiefly in the plural) northern lights, aurora borealis

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative guovssahas
Genitive guovssahasa
Singular Plural
Nominative guovssahas guovssahasat
Accusative guovssahasa guovssahasaid
Genitive guovssahasa guovssahasaid
Illative guovssahassii guovssahasaide
Locative guovssahasas guovssahasain
Comitative guovssahasain guovssahasaiguin
Essive guovssahassan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person guovssahassan guovssahassame guovssahassamet
2nd person guovssahassat guovssahassade guovssahassadet
3rd person guovssahassas guovssahassaska guovssahassaset

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