girse

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kirsi, from Proto-Finnic *kirci.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkirːse/

Noun

girse

  1. permafrost

Inflection

Even e-stem, rs-rss gradation
Nominative girse
Genitive girsse
Singular Plural
Nominative girse girsset
Accusative girsse girssiid
Genitive girsse girssiid
Illative girsii girssiide
Locative girsses girssiin
Comitative girssiin girssiiguin
Essive girsen
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person girsen girseme girsemet
2nd person girset girsede girsedet
3rd person girses girseska girseset

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
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