geassi

Northern Sami

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *keasē.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkea̯ssiː/

Noun

geassi

1. summer

Inflection

Even i-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative	geassi
Genitive	geasi geasẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	geassi	geasit
Accusative	geasi	gēsiid
Genitive	geasi geasẹ	gēsiid
Illative	geassái	gēsiide
Locative	geasis	gēsiin
Comitative	gēsiin	gēsiiguin
Essive	geassin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person geassán geassáme geassámet 2nd person geassát geassáde geassádet 3rd person geassis geassiska geassiset

Derived terms

• geasset
• geassemánnu

See also

Seasons in Northern Sami · jagiáiggit (layout · text) · category
giđđa (“spring”)	geassi (“summer”)	čakča (“autumn”)	dálvi (“winter”)

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

geasˈsi

1. second-person dual imperative of geassit

Participle

geasˈsi

1. present participle of geassit