boasta

Finnish

Noun

boasta

1. elative singular of boa

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɑ̯sːta/

Noun

boasta

1. post, mail

Inflection

Even a-stem, st-stt gradation
Nominative	boasta
Genitive	boastta
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	boasta	boasttat
Accusative	boastta	boasttaid
Genitive	boastta	boasttaid
Illative	bōstii	boasttaide
Locative	boasttas	boasttain
Comitative	boasttain	boasttaiguin
Essive	boastan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person boastan boastame boastamet 2nd person boastat boastade boastadet 3rd person boastas boastaska boastaset

Alternative forms

• poasta

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