Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ājmō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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áibmu

  1. air

Inflection

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Even u-stem, ibm-imm gradation
Nominative áibmu
Genitive áimmu
áimmọ
Singular Plural
Nominative áibmu áimmut
Accusative áimmu áimmūid
Genitive áimmu
áimmọ
áimmūid
Illative áibmui áimmūide
Locative áimmus áimmūin
Comitative áimmūin áimmūiguin
Essive áibmun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person áibmon áibmome áibmomet
2nd person áibmot áibmode áibmodet
3rd person áibmus áibmuska áibmuset

Further reading

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  • 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