Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *cuoncë.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

cuozza

  1. foil
  2. membrane

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, zz-cc gradation
Nominative cuozza
Genitive cuocca
Singular Plural
Nominative cuozza cuoccat
Accusative cuocca cuoccaid
Genitive cuocca cuoccaid
Illative cūzzii cuoccaide
Locative cuoccas cuoccain
Comitative cuoccain cuoccaiguin
Essive cuozzan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person cuozzan cuozzame cuozzamet
2nd person cuozzat cuozzade cuozzadet
3rd person cuozzas cuozzaska cuozzaset

Further reading edit

  • 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