Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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heksána

  1. hexane

Inflection

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Even a-stem, no gradation
Nominative heksána
Genitive heksána
Singular Plural
Nominative heksána heksánat
Accusative heksána heksánaid
Genitive heksána heksánaid
Illative heksánii heksánaide
Locative heksánas heksánain
Comitative heksánain heksánaiguin
Essive heksánan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person heksánan heksáname heksánamet
2nd person heksánat heksánade heksánadet
3rd person heksánas heksánaska heksánaset

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