Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From riššat +‎ -u.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈriʃʃuː/

Noun edit

riššu

  1. shower (device for bathing)

Inflection edit

Even u-stem, šš-š gradation
Nominative riššu
Genitive rišu
rišọ
Singular Plural
Nominative riššu rišut
Accusative rišu rišūid
Genitive rišu
rišọ
rišūid
Illative riššui rišūide
Locative rišus rišūin
Comitative rišūin rišūiguin
Essive riššun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person riššon riššome riššomet
2nd person riššot riššode riššodet
3rd person riššus riššuska riššuset

Further reading edit

  • 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