himsi

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhimːsiː/

Noun

himsi

1. silly girl

Inflection

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

• 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