jassa

See also: jasså

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈjassa/

Noun

jassa

1. patch of snow
2. snowdrift

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative	jassa
Genitive	jasa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	jassa	jasat
Accusative	jasa	jasaid
Genitive	jasa	jasaid
Illative	jassii	jasaide
Locative	jasas	jasain
Comitative	jasain	jasaiguin
Essive	jassan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person jassan jassame jassamet 2nd person jassat jassade jassadet 3rd person jassas jassaska jassaset

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

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	jassa
Brazilian standard	fassa
New Tribes	jassa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hʷassa]

Noun

jassa

1. friend, companion

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “jassa”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[2], Lyon