uksa

uksa

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *uksë.

Noun

uksa

1. door
2. space between two doors in a tent

Inflection

Even a-stem, ks-vs gradation
Nominative	uksa
Genitive	uvsa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	uksa	uvsa
Accusative	uvsav	uvsajt
Genitive	uvsa	uvsaj
Illative	uksaj	uvsajda
Inessive	uvsan	uvsajn
Elative	uvsas	uvsajs
Comitative	uvsajn	uvsaj
Abessive	uvsadagá uvsadagi	uvsajdagá uvsajdagi
Essive	uksan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person uksam uksama uksama 2nd person uksat uksada uksada 3rd person uksas uksaska uksasa

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

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *uksë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈukːsa/

Noun

uksa

1. door

Inflection

Even a-stem, ks-vss gradation
Nominative	uksa
Genitive	uvssa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	uksa	uvssat
Accusative	uvssa	uvssaid
Genitive	uvssa	uvssaid
Illative	uksii	uvssaide
Locative	uvssas	uvssain
Comitative	uvssain	uvssaiguin
Essive	uksan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person uksan uksame uksamet 2nd person uksat uksade uksadet 3rd person uksas uksaska uksaset

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