čoska

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čockë.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃosːka/

Noun

čoska

  1. log
  2. float
  3. kiosk
  4. merchandise

Inflection

Even a-stem, sk-skk gradation
Nominative čoska
Genitive čoskka
Singular Plural
Nominative čoska čoskkat
Accusative čoskka čoskkaid
Genitive čoskka čoskkaid
Illative čoskii čoskkaide
Locative čoskkas čoskkain
Comitative čoskkain čoskkaiguin
Essive čoskan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čoskan čoskame čoskamet
2nd person čoskat čoskade čoskadet
3rd person čoskas čoskaska čoskaset

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