Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Samic *piemmō.

Noun

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biebmu

  1. food, sustenance
Inflection
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Even u-stem, bm-pm gradation
Nominative biebmu
Genitive biepmu
biepmọ
Singular Plural
Nominative biebmu biepmut
Accusative biepmu biepmūid
Genitive biepmu
biepmọ
biepmūid
Illative bībmui biepmūide
Locative biepmus biepmūin
Comitative biepmūin biepmūiguin
Essive biebmun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bībmon bībmome bībmomet
2nd person bībmot bībmode bībmodet
3rd person biebmus biebmuska biebmuset
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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

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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biebmu

  1. first-person dual imperative of biebmat