buksa
Northern Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian bukse. Compare Kildin Sami пуффс (puffs).
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpukːsa/
Noun
buksa
- (in the plural) trousers, pants
- (in the singular) trousers leg, pant leg
Inflection
Even a-stem, ks-vss gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | buksa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | buvssa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | buksa | buvssat | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | buvssa | buvssaid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | buvssa | buvssaid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | buksii | buvssaide | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | buvssas | buvssain | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | buvssain | buvssaiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | buksan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- buksen
Noun
buksa m or f
- definite feminine singular of bukse
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
buksa f
- definite singular of bukse