Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *fārō, from Proto-Germanic *farō.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈfaːrruː/

Noun edit

fárru

  1. travel companion

Inflection edit

Even u-stem, rr-r gradation
Nominative fárru
Genitive fáru
fárọ
Singular Plural
Nominative fárru fárut
Accusative fáru fárūid
Genitive fáru
fárọ
fárūid
Illative fárrui fárūide
Locative fárus fárūin
Comitative fárūin fárūiguin
Essive fárrun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person fárron fárrome fárromet
2nd person fárrot fárrode fárrodet
3rd person fárrus fárruska fárruset

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