Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From ballat +‎ -las.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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ballalas (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide])

  1. fearful, prone to fear

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Attributive ballalas
Nominative ballalas
Genitive ballalasa
Attributive ballalas
Singular Plural
Nominative ballalas ballalasat
Accusative ballalasa ballalasaid
Genitive ballalasa ballalasaid
Illative ballalassii ballalasaide
Locative ballalasas ballalasain
Comitative ballalasain ballalasaiguin
Essive ballalassan

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