guossa

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuosë.

Noun

guossa

1. spruce, Picea abies

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative	guossa
Genitive	guosa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	guossa	guosa
Accusative	guosav	guosajt
Genitive	guosa	guosaj
Illative	guossaj	guosajda
Inessive	guosan	guosajn
Elative	guosas	guosajs
Comitative	guosajn	guosaj
Abessive	guosadagá guosadagi	guosajdagá guosajdagi
Essive	guossan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person guossam guossama guossama 2nd person guossat guossada guossada 3rd person guossas guossaska guossasa

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

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuosë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkuo̯ssa/

Noun

guossa

1. spruce, Picea abies

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative	guossa
Genitive	guosa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	guossa	guosat
Accusative	guosa	guosaid
Genitive	guosa	guosaid
Illative	gūssii	guosaide
Locative	guosas	guosain
Comitative	guosain	guosaiguin
Essive	guossan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person guossan guossame guossamet 2nd person guossat guossade guossadet 3rd person guossas guossaska guossaset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuosë.

Noun

guossa

1. spruce, Picea abies

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative	guossa
Genitive	guosa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	guossa	guosa
Accusative	guosav	guosajt
Genitive	guosa	guosaj
Illative	guossaj	guosajda
Inessive	guosan	guosajn
Elative	guosast guosas	guosajst guosajs
Comitative	guosajn	guosaj
Essive	guossan

Further reading

• guossa in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland