Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

čaimmas

  1. laugh

Inflection edit

Odd, ibm-imm gradation
Nominative čaimmas
Genitive čaibmasa
Singular Plural
Nominative čaimmas čaibmasat
Accusative čaibmasa čaibmasiid
Genitive čaibmasa čaibmasiid
Illative čaibmasii čaibmasiidda
Locative čaibmasis čaibmasiin
Comitative čaibmasiin čaibmasiiguin
Essive čaimmasin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čaibmasan čaibmaseamẹ čaibmaseamẹt
2nd person čaibmasat čaibmaseattẹ čaibmaseattẹt
3rd person čaibmasis čaibmaseaskkạ čaibmaseasẹt

Further reading edit

  • 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