Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Finnish kirsi, from Proto-Finnic *kirci.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkirːse/

Noun edit

girse

  1. permafrost

Inflection edit

Even e-stem, rs-rss gradation
Nominative girse
Genitive girsse
Singular Plural
Nominative girse girsset
Accusative girsse girssiid
Genitive girsse girssiid
Illative girsii girssiide
Locative girsses girssiin
Comitative girssiin girssiiguin
Essive girsen
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person girsen girseme girsemet
2nd person girset girsede girsedet
3rd person girses girseska girseset

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