árpu

See also: ARPU

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaːrːpuː/

Noun

árpu

1. thread

Inflection

Even u-stem, rp-rpp gradation
Nominative	árpu
Genitive	árppu árppọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	árpu	árpput
Accusative	árppu	árppūid
Genitive	árppu árppọ	árppūid
Illative	árpui	árppūide
Locative	árppus	árppūin
Comitative	árppūin	árppūiguin
Essive	árpun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person árpon árpome árpomet 2nd person árpot árpode árpodet 3rd person árpus árpuska árpuset

Further reading

• 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