bilbut

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpilːpuːh(t)/

Verb

bilbut

1. to reel, to stagger

Inflection

Even u-stem, lb-lbb gradation
infinitive	bilbut
1st sing. present	bilbbun
1st sing. past	bilbon
infinitive	bilbut	action noun	bilbun
present participle	bilbu	action inessive	bilbumin bilbume
past participle	bilbon	action elative	bilbumis
agent participle	—	action comitative	bilbumiin
		abessive	bilbbọkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	bilbbun	bilbon	bilbon
2nd singular	bilbbut	bilbot	bilbbọ
3rd singular	bilbu	bilbbūi	bilbos
1st dual	bilbo	bilbbūime	bilbu
2nd dual	bilbubeahtti	bilbbūide	bilbu
3rd dual	bilbuba	bilbbūiga	bilboska
1st plural	bilbut	bilbbūimet	bilbot bilbut
2nd plural	bilbubēhtet	bilbbūidet	bilbot bilbut
3rd plural	bilbot	bilbo	bilboset
connegative	bilbbọ	bilbon	bilbbọ
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	bilbbošin bilbbošedjen	bilbbolin bilbboledjen	bilbbožan
2nd singular	bilbbošit bilbbošedjet	bilbbolit bilbboledjet	bilbbožat
3rd singular	bilbbošii	bilbbolii	bilbboža bilbboš
1st dual	bilbbošeimme	bilbboleimme	bilbbožetne
2nd dual	bilbbošeidde	bilbboleidde	bilbbožeahppi
3rd dual	bilbbošeigga	bilbboleigga	bilbbožeaba
1st plural	bilbbošeimmet	bilbboleimmet	bilbbožit bilbbožat
2nd plural	bilbbošeiddet	bilbboleiddet	bilbbožēhpet
3rd plural	bilbboše bilbbošedje	bilbbole bilbboledje	bilbbožit
connegative	bilbboše	bilbbole	bilbboš

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