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Definition 2024
-laš
-laš
Northern Sami
Suffix
-laš
- Forms adjectives indicating relationship or likeness.
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Even, žž-čč gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attributive | -laš | |
| Nominative | -laš | |
| Genitive | -lačča | |
| Attributive | -laš | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | -laš | -laččat |
| Genitive | -lačča | -laččaid |
| Accusative | -lačča | -laččaid |
| Illative | -lažžii | -laččaide |
| Locative | -laččas | -laččain |
| Comitative | -laččain | -laččaiguin |
| Essive | -lažžan | |
Etymology 2
Calque of Finnish -lainen by replacing the inflectional part -ise- with the existing native Sami cognate -žža-.
Suffix
-laš
- Forms nouns indicating a person from a place.
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Even, žž-čč gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -laš | |
| Genitive | -lačča | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | -laš | -laččat |
| Accusative | -lačča | -laččaid |
| Genitive | -lačča | -laččaid |
| Illative | -lažžii | -laččaide |
| Locative | -laččas | -laččain |
| Comitative | -laččain | -laččaiguin |
| Essive | -lažžan | |
| Possessive forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| 1st person | -lažžan | -lažžame | -lažžamet |
| 2nd person | -lažžat | -lažžade | -lažžadet |
| 3rd person | -lažžas | -lažžaska | -lažžaset |
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Northern_Sami_words_suffixed_with_-la%C5%A1'>Northern Sami words suffixed with -laš</a>