båtsoj

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *poacōj.

Noun

bå̄tsoj

  1. reindeer
    Båtsoj livvadij nällje bálen dieŋnan.
    The reindeer rested four times a day.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • båtsoj in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (Pite Sami word list)
  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland