ášši

See also: assi, Assi, ássi, and -assi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *āššē.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaːʃːʃiː/

Noun

ášˈši

1. thing, matter, issue, business
2. guilt

Inflection

Even i-stem, šˈš-šš gradation
Nominative	ášˈši
Genitive	ášši áššẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ášˈši	áššit
Accusative	ášši	áššiid
Genitive	ášši áššẹ	áššiid
Illative	ášˈšái	áššiide
Locative	áššis	áššiin
Comitative	áššiin	áššiiguin
Essive	ášˈšin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person ášˈšán ášˈšáme ášˈšámet 2nd person ášˈšát ášˈšáde ášˈšádet 3rd person ášˈšis ášˈšiska ášˈšiset

Derived terms

• áššẹheapmẹ

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