limpu

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish limppu.

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

Noun

limpu

  1. lump

Inflection
Even u-stem, mp-mpp gradation
Nominative limpu
Genitive limppu
limppọ
Singular Plural
Nominative limpu limpput
Accusative limppu limppūid
Genitive limppu
limppọ		 limppūid
Illative limpui limppūide
Locative limppus limppūin
Comitative limppūin limppūiguin
Essive limpun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person limpon limpome limpomet
2nd person limpot limpode limpodet
3rd person limpus limpuska limpuset

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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