gáisi

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See also: gaisi, and gaiši

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (spear).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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gáisi

  1. tall/high mountain (especially one with year-round snow)

Inflection

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Even i-stem, is-iss gradation
Nominative gáisi
Genitive gáissi
gáissẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative gáisi gáissit
Accusative gáissi gáissiid
Genitive gáissi
gáissẹ
gáissiid
Illative gáisái gáissiide
Locative gáissis gáissiin
Comitative gáissiin gáissiiguin
Essive gáisin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gáisán gáisáme gáisámet
2nd person gáisát gáisáde gáisádet
3rd person gáisis gáisiska gáisiset

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • 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