hirsa

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish hirsi, from Proto-Finnic *hirci.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhirːsa/

Noun

hirsa

1. large log

Inflection

Even a-stem, rs-rss gradation
Nominative	hirsa
Genitive	hirssa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hirsa	hirssat
Accusative	hirssa	hirssaid
Genitive	hirssa	hirssaid
Illative	hirsii	hirssaide
Locative	hirssas	hirssain
Comitative	hirssain	hirssaiguin
Essive	hirsan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person hirsan hirsame hirsamet 2nd person hirsat hirsade hirsadet 3rd person hirsas hirsaska hirsaset

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