horsta

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhorːsta/

Noun

horsta

1. sacking (cloth)

Inflection

Even a-stem, rst-rstt gradation
Nominative	horsta
Genitive	horstta
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	horsta	horsttat
Accusative	horstta	horsttaid
Genitive	horstta	horsttaid
Illative	horstii	horsttaide
Locative	horsttas	horsttain
Comitative	horsttain	horsttaiguin
Essive	horstan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person horstan horstame horstamet 2nd person horstat horstade horstadet 3rd person horstas horstaska horstaset

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