Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *rāšō.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈraːʃʃuː/

Noun

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ráššu

  1. cold rain

Inflection

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Even u-stem, šš-š gradation
Nominative ráššu
Genitive rášu
rášọ
Singular Plural
Nominative ráššu rášut
Accusative rášu rášūid
Genitive rášu
rášọ
rášūid
Illative ráššui rášūide
Locative rášus rášūin
Comitative rášūin rášūiguin
Essive ráššun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ráššon ráššome ráššomet
2nd person ráššot ráššode ráššodet
3rd person ráššus ráššuska ráššuset

Further reading

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  • 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