jassa

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Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjassa/

Noun

jassa

  1. patch of snow
  2. snowdrift

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative jassa
Genitive jasa
Singular Plural
Nominative jassa jasat
Accusative jasa jasaid
Genitive jasa jasaid
Illative jassii jasaide
Locative jasas jasain
Comitative jasain jasaiguin
Essive jassan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person jassan jassame jassamet
2nd person jassat jassade jassadet
3rd person jassas jassaska jassaset

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

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

Noun

jassa

  1. friend, companion

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “jassa”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon