osku

See also: ösku

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈosːkuː/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

osku

1. religion, belief

Inflection

Even u-stem, sk-skk gradation
Nominative	osku
Genitive	oskku oskkọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	osku	oskkut
Accusative	oskku	oskkūid
Genitive	oskku oskkọ	oskkūid
Illative	oskui	oskkūide
Locative	oskkus	oskkūin
Comitative	oskkūin	oskkūiguin
Essive	oskun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person oskon oskome oskomet 2nd person oskot oskode oskodet 3rd person oskus oskuska oskuset

Related terms

• oskut

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

osku

1. inflection of oskut:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second-person dual imperative

Participle

osku

1. present participle of oskut