láibi

Northern Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *lājpē (“bread”), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread, loaf”).

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlaːjːpiː/

Noun

láibi

  1. bread

Inflection
Even i-stem, ib-ibb gradation
Nominative láibi
Genitive láibbi
láibbẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative láibi láibbit
Accusative láibbi láibbiid
Genitive láibbi
láibbẹ		 láibbiid
Illative láibái láibbiide
Locative láibbis láibbiin
Comitative láibbiin láibbiiguin
Essive láibin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person láibán láibáme láibámet
2nd person láibát láibáde láibádet
3rd person láibis láibiska láibiset

Derived terms

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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