bássa

See also: bassa, Bassa, and başsa

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsːsa/

Noun

básˈsa

1. bass (voice)
2. bass (guitar)

Inflection

Even a-stem, sˈs-ss gradation
Nominative	básˈsa
Genitive	bássa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	básˈsa	bássat
Accusative	bássa	bássaid
Genitive	bássa	bássaid
Illative	básˈsii	bássaide
Locative	bássas	bássain
Comitative	bássain	bássaiguin
Essive	básˈsan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person básˈsan básˈsame básˈsamet 2nd person básˈsat básˈsade básˈsadet 3rd person básˈsas básˈsaska básˈsaset

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