saŋas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sanas"

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sëŋës.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɲas/

Adjective

saŋas (comparative sakŋasit, superlative sakŋaseamos)

1. thawed, ice-free

Inflection

Odd, kŋ-vŋŋ gradation
Attributive	sakŋa
Nominative	savŋŋas
Genitive	sakŋasa
Attributive	sakŋa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	savŋŋas	sakŋasat
Accusative	sakŋasa	sakŋasiid
Genitive	sakŋasa	sakŋasiid
Illative	sakŋasii	sakŋasiidda
Locative	sakŋasis	sakŋasiin
Comitative	sakŋasiin	sakŋasiiguin
Essive	savŋŋasin

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