Lule Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *cicāńčë.

Noun edit

tsitsásj

  1. small bird
  2. sparrow

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
Nominative tsitsásj
Genitive tsitsátja
Singular Plural
Nominative tsitsásj tsitsátja
Accusative tsitsátjav tsitsátjijt
Genitive tsitsátja tsitsátjij
Illative tsitsátjij tsitsátjijda
Inessive tsitsátjin tsitsátjijn
Elative tsitsátjis tsitsátjijs
Comitative tsitsátjijn tsitsátjij
Abessive tsitsátjadagá
tsitsátjadagi
tsitsátjijdagá
tsitsátjijdagi
Essive tsitsátjin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person tsitsátjim
tsitsátjam
tsitsátjimme tsitsátjimme
2nd person tsitsátjit
tsitsátjat
tsitsátjihtte tsitsátjihtte
3rd person tsitsátjis tsitsátjiska tsitsátjisá

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