čopma

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čomë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃopma/

Noun

čopma

1. pile, heap

Inflection

Even a-stem, pm-m gradation
Nominative	čopma
Genitive	čoma
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	čopma	čomat
Accusative	čoma	čomaid
Genitive	čoma	čomaid
Illative	čopmii	čomaide
Locative	čomas	čomain
Comitative	čomain	čomaiguin
Essive	čopman
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person čopman čopmame čopmamet 2nd person čopmat čopmade čopmadet 3rd person čopmas čopmaska čopmaset

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