guovssahas

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkuo̯vssahas/

Noun

guovssahas

1. (chiefly in the plural) northern lights, aurora borealis

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative	guovssahas
Genitive	guovssahasa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	guovssahas	guovssahasat
Accusative	guovssahasa	guovssahasaid
Genitive	guovssahasa	guovssahasaid
Illative	guovssahassii	guovssahasaide
Locative	guovssahasas	guovssahasain
Comitative	guovssahasain	guovssahasaiguin
Essive	guovssahassan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person guovssahassan guovssahassame guovssahassamet 2nd person guovssahassat guovssahassade guovssahassadet 3rd person guovssahassas guovssahassaska guovssahassaset

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