guässe

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuossē.

Noun

guäsˈse

  1. guest, visitor
  2. stranger

Inflection

Even e-stem, sˈs-ss gradation
Nominative guäsˈse
Genitive guosse
Singular Plural
Nominative guäsˈse guosse
Accusative guossev gūssijt
Genitive guosse gūssij
Illative guäsˈsáj gūssijda
Inessive guossen gūssijn
Elative guossest
guosses
gūssijst
gūssijs
Comitative gūssijn gūssij
Essive guäsˈsen

Further reading

  • guässe in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (Pite Sami word list)
  • 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