Ipmil

See also: ipmil

Northern Sami

Etymology

See ipmil.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈipmiːl/

Proper noun

Ipmil

1. God
   • 1728, Martin Luther, translated by Morten Lund, Doktor Marten Lutter utza Katekismusaz‎^[1]:

     Don ik kalka adnet amas Ibmelit mou audest. / Dat le: / Mij kalkap baijel buokai oami Ibmelest boallat, sou raikkiestet, ja fal Ibmel ala aivestes torvodet.

     [Don it galgga atnit amas Ipmiliid mu ovddas. / Dat lea: / Mii galgat badjel buohkaid oami Ipmilis ballat, su ráhkistit, ja fal Ipmil ala aivestassii dorvodit.]

     Thou shalt have no other Gods. / That is: / We should above all things fear God, love him, and trust in God alone.

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	Ipmil
Genitive	Ipmila
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Ipmil	—
Accusative	Ipmila	—
Genitive	Ipmila	—
Illative	Ipmilii	—
Locative	Ipmilis	—
Comitative	Ipmiliin	—
Essive	Ipmilin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person Ipmilan Ipmileamẹ Ipmileamẹt 2nd person Ipmilat Ipmileattẹ Ipmileattẹt 3rd person Ipmilis Ipmileaskkạ Ipmileasẹt

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland