bussá

See also: bussa, bussà, and bussâ

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpusːsaː/

Noun

busˈsá

1. cat

   Synonym: gáhttu

Inflection

Even á-stem, sˈs-ss gradation
Nominative	busˈsá
Genitive	bussá
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	busˈsá	bussát
Accusative	bussá	bussáid
Genitive	bussá	bussáid
Illative	busˈsái	bussáide
Locative	bussás	bussáin
Comitative	bussáin	bussáiguin
Essive	busˈsán
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person busˈsán busˈsáme busˈsámet 2nd person busˈsát busˈsáde busˈsádet 3rd person busˈsás busˈsáska busˈsáset

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