guorus

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuorōs.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkuo̯ruːs/

Adjective

guorus (comparative gūrrosit, superlative gūrroseamos)

  1. empty

Inflection

Odd, rr-r gradation
Attributive guorọs
Nominative guorus
Genitive gūrrosa
Attributive guorọs
Singular Plural
Nominative guorus gūrrosat
Accusative gūrrosa gūrrosiid
Genitive gūrrosa gūrrosiid
Illative gūrrosii gūrrosiidda
Locative gūrrosis gūrrosiin
Comitative gūrrosiin gūrrosiiguin
Essive guorusin

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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