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): /ˈhimːsiː/

Noun

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himsi

  1. silly girl

Inflection

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Even i-stem, ms-mss gradation
Nominative himsi
Genitive himssi
himssẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative himsi himssit
Accusative himssi himssiid
Genitive himssi
himssẹ
himssiid
Illative himsái himssiide
Locative himssis himssiin
Comitative himssiin himssiiguin
Essive himsin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person himsán himsáme himsámet
2nd person himsát himsáde himsádet
3rd person himsis himsiska himsiset

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