Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From albmi +‎ assi.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈalːpmeassiː/

Noun

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albmẹassi

  1. firmament, heavenly sphere

Inflection

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Even i-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative albmẹassi
Genitive albmẹasi
albmẹasẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative albmẹassi albmẹasit
Accusative albmẹasi albmẹasiid
Genitive albmẹasi
albmẹasẹ
albmẹasiid
Illative albmẹassái albmẹasiide
Locative albmẹasis albmẹasiin
Comitative albmẹasiin albmẹasiiguin
Essive albmẹassin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person albmẹassán albmẹassáme albmẹassámet
2nd person albmẹassát albmẹassáde albmẹassádet
3rd person albmẹassis albmẹassiska albmẹassiset

Further reading

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  • 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