girse

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kirsi, from Proto-Finnic *kirci.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkirːse/

Noun

girse

1. permafrost

Inflection

Even e-stem, rs-rss gradation
Nominative	girse
Genitive	girsse
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	girse	girsset
Accusative	girsse	girssiid
Genitive	girsse	girssiid
Illative	girsii	girssiide
Locative	girsses	girssiin
Comitative	girssiin	girssiiguin
Essive	girsen
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person girsen girseme girsemet 2nd person girset girsede girsedet 3rd person girses girseska girseset

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