rievssat

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈrie̯vssah(t)/

Noun

rievssat

1. willow grouse, Lagopus lagopus

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	rievssat
Genitive	rievssaha
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rievssat	rievssahat
Accusative	rievssaha	rievssahiid
Genitive	rievssaha	rievssahiid
Illative	rievssahii	rievssahiidda
Locative	rievssahis	rievssahiin
Comitative	rievssahiin	rievssahiiguin
Essive	rievssahin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person rievssahan rievssaheamẹ rievssaheamẹt 2nd person rievssahat rievssaheattẹ rievssaheattẹt 3rd person rievssahis rievssaheaskkạ rievssaheasẹt

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