-š
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *-ńčë.
Suffix
-š
- Forms diminutive nouns.
- guolli (“fish”) + -š → guoláš (“small fish”)
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | -š | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | -ža | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | -š | -žat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | -ža | -žiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | -ža | -žiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | -žii | -žiidda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | -žis | -žiin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | -žiin | -žiiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | -žin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Northern_Sami_words_suffixed_with_-%C5%A1' title='Category:Northern Sami words suffixed with -š'>Northern Sami words suffixed with -š</a>