boaššu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *poaššō.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɑ̯ʃːʃuː/

Noun

boašˈšu

1. back part of a tent, opposite the entrance

Inflection

Even u-stem, šˈš-šš gradation
Nominative	boašˈšu
Genitive	boaššu boaššọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	boašˈšu	boaššut
Accusative	boaššu	boaššūid
Genitive	boaššu boaššọ	boaššūid
Illative	bōšˈšui	boaššūide
Locative	boaššus	boaššūin
Comitative	boaššūin	boaššūiguin
Essive	boašˈšun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bōšˈšon bōšˈšome bōšˈšomet 2nd person bōšˈšot bōšˈšode bōšˈšodet 3rd person boašˈšus boašˈšuska boašˈšuset

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