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, -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