Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian Troms.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈromːsa/

Proper noun

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Romsa

  1. Troms (a county of Norway)
  2. Tromsø (a city in Norway)
  3. Tromsø (a municipality of Norway)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ms-mss gradation
Nominative Romsa
Genitive Romssa
Singular Plural
Nominative Romsa
Accusative Romssa
Genitive Romssa
Illative Romsii
Locative Romssas
Comitative Romssain
Essive Romsan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person Romsan Romsame Romsamet
2nd person Romsat Romsade Romsadet
3rd person Romsas Romsaska Romsaset

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland