Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

fátmi

  1. lap (upper legs)
  2. embrace

Inflection edit

Even i-stem, tm-tmm gradation
Nominative fátmi
Genitive fátmmi
fátmmẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative fátmi fátmmit
Accusative fátmmi fátmmiid
Genitive fátmmi
fátmmẹ
fátmmiid
Illative fátmái fátmmiide
Locative fátmmis fátmmiin
Comitative fátmmiin fátmmiiguin
Essive fátmin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person fátmán fátmáme fátmámet
2nd person fátmát fátmáde fátmádet
3rd person fátmis fátmiska fátmiset

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