albbas

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëlpës.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈalːppas/

Noun

albbas

1. lynx

Inflection

Odd, lb-lbb gradation
Nominative	albbas
Genitive	albasa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	albbas	albasat
Accusative	albasa	albasiid
Genitive	albasa	albasiid
Illative	albasii	albasiidda
Locative	albasis	albasiin
Comitative	albasiin	albasiiguin
Essive	albbasin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person albasan albaseamẹ albaseamẹt 2nd person albasat albaseattẹ albaseattẹt 3rd person albasis albaseaskkạ albaseasẹt

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