Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian optimisme.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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optimisma

  1. optimism
    Antonym: pessimisma

Inflection

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Even a-stem, sm-smm gradation
Nominative optimisma
Genitive optimismma
Singular Plural
Nominative optimisma optimismmat
Accusative optimismma optimismmaid
Genitive optimismma optimismmaid
Illative optimismii optimismmaide
Locative optimismmas optimismmain
Comitative optimismmain optimismmaiguin
Essive optimisman
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person optimisman optimismame optimismamet
2nd person optimismat optimismade optimismadet
3rd person optimismas optimismaska optimismaset
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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