ieš
See also: ies, Ies, IES, íes, -ies, i. e. S., and i.e.S.
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *jiečë.
The inessive stem is from the inessive case of the adverb ala (“onto”), while the locative stem derives from the locative of alde (“on”).
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈie̯ʃ/
Adverb
ieš
- oneself (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves)
- Mun ieš dahken dan.
- I made it myself.
- Mii ieža dagaimet dan.
- We made it ourselves.
Usage notes
Ieš is used to modify a subject. For dual and plural subjects, the form ieža is used.
For use as a pronoun rather than a subject modifier, a possessive suffix must be added. These pronoun forms have no nominative form, the accusative is used as lemma.
Inflection
| Irregular, suppletive | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ieš | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | ieš | ieža | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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