Lule Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *oarpēs.

Adjective edit

oarbes

  1. orphaned
  2. lonely and abandoned

Inflection edit

Odd, rbb-rb gradation
Attributive oarbes
Nominative oarbes
Genitive oarbbása
Attributive oarbes
Singular Plural
Nominative oarbes oarbbása
Accusative oarbbásav oarbbásijt
Genitive oarbbása oarbbásij
Illative oarbbásij oarbbásijda
Inessive oarbbásin oarbbásijn
Elative oarbbásis oarbbásijs
Comitative oarbbásijn oarbbásij
Abessive oarbbásadagá
oarbbásadagi
oarbbásijdagá
oarbbásijdagi
Essive oarben
oarbbásin

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