See also: Balansa

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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balánsa

  1. balance

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ns-nss gradation
Nominative balánsa
Genitive balánssa
Singular Plural
Nominative balánsa balánssat
Accusative balánssa balánssaid
Genitive balánssa balánssaid
Illative balánsii balánssaide
Locative balánssas balánssain
Comitative balánssain balánssaiguin
Essive balánsan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person balánsan balánsame balánsamet
2nd person balánsat balánsade balánsadet
3rd person balánsas balánsaska balánsaset
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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