Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *rëšē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈraʃʃiː/

Adjective

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rašši (comparative rašit, superlative rašimus)

  1. weak, fragile

Inflection

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Even i-stem, šš-š gradation
Attributive rašẹs
Nominative rašši
Genitive raši
Attributive rašẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative rašši rašit
Accusative raši rašiid
Genitive raši rašiid
Illative raššái rašiide
Locative rašis rašiin
Comitative rašiin rašiiguin
Essive raššin

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