Lule Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *këskë.

Noun

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gasska

  1. middle
  2. space between
  3. stretch, distance
  4. interval

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ssk-sk gradation
Nominative gasska
Genitive gaska
Singular Plural
Nominative gasska gaska
Accusative gaskav gaskajt
Genitive gaska gaskaj
Illative gasskaj gaskajda
Inessive gaskan gaskajn
Elative gaskas gaskajs
Comitative gaskajn gaskaj
Abessive gaskadagá
gaskadagi
gaskajdagá
gaskajdagi
Essive gasskan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gasskam gasskama gasskama
2nd person gasskat gasskada gasskada
3rd person gasskas gasskaska gasskasa

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

Pite Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *këskë.

Noun

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gasska

  1. middle
  2. space between

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ssk-sk gradation
Nominative gasska
Genitive gaska
Singular Plural
Nominative gasska gaska
Accusative gaskav gaskajt
Genitive gaska gaskaj
Illative gasskaj gaskajda
Inessive gaskan gaskajn
Elative gaskast
gaskas
gaskajst
gaskajs
Comitative gaskajn gaskaj
Essive gasskan

Further reading

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  • gasska in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (Pite Sami word list)
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Ume Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *këskë.

Noun

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gasska

  1. space between
  2. middle

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ssk-sk gradation
Nominative gasska
Genitive gaskan
Singular Plural
Nominative gasska gaskah
Accusative gaskuv
gaskub
gaskijde
Genitive gaskan gaskij
Illative gasskije gaskijde
Inessive gaskasne gaskijne
Elative gaskaste gaskijste
Comitative gaskijne gaskijgüjme
Abessive gaskat
Essive gasskane

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland