Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Samic *koalsē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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goalsi

  1. merganser

Declension

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Even i-stem, ls-lss gradation
Nominative goalsi
Genitive goalssi
goalssẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative goalsi goalssit
Accusative goalssi gōlssiid
Genitive goalssi
goalssẹ
gōlssiid
Illative goalsái gōlssiide
Locative goalssis gōlssiin
Comitative gōlssiin gōlssiiguin
Essive goalsin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person goalsán goalsáme goalsámet
2nd person goalsát goalsáde goalsádet
3rd person goalsis goalsiska goalsiset