ruossa

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈruo̯sːsa/

Noun

ruosˈsa

1. cross
2. crossing, junction

Inflection

Even a-stem, sˈs-ss gradation
Nominative	ruosˈsa
Genitive	ruossa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ruosˈsa	ruossat
Accusative	ruossa	ruossaid
Genitive	ruossa	ruossaid
Illative	rūsˈsii	ruossaide
Locative	ruossas	ruossain
Comitative	ruossain	ruossaiguin
Essive	ruosˈsan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person ruosˈsan ruosˈsame ruosˈsamet 2nd person ruosˈsat ruosˈsade ruosˈsadet 3rd person ruosˈsas ruosˈsaska ruosˈsaset

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