abessiiva

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Finnish abessiivi.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

abessiiva

  1. (grammar) abessive case

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative abessiiva
Genitive abessiivva
Singular Plural
Nominative abessiiva abessiivvat
Accusative abessiivva abessiivvaid
Genitive abessiivva abessiivvaid
Illative abessiivii abessiivvaide
Locative abessiivvas abessiivvain
Comitative abessiivvain abessiivvaiguin
Essive abessiivan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person abessiivan abessiivame abessiivamet
2nd person abessiivat abessiivade abessiivadet
3rd person abessiivas abessiivaska abessiivaset

Further reading[edit]

  • 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