Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish armo. Related to Inari Sami ármu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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árbmu

  1. mercy

Inflection

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Even u-stem, rbm-rpm gradation
Nominative árbmu
Genitive árpmu
árpmọ
Singular Plural
Nominative árbmu árpmut
Accusative árpmu árpmūid
Genitive árpmu
árpmọ
árpmūid
Illative árbmui árpmūide
Locative árpmus árpmūin
Comitative árpmūin árpmūiguin
Essive árbmun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person árbmon árbmome árbmomet
2nd person árbmot árbmode árbmodet
3rd person árbmus árbmuska árbmuset

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