Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From buoidi +‎ -heapme.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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buoiddẹheapmẹ (comparative buoiddẹhit, superlative buoiddẹheamos)

  1. fat-free
  2. low-fat

Inflection

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Even e-stem, pm-m gradation
Attributive buoiddẹhis
Nominative buoiddẹheapme
Genitive buoiddẹheame
Attributive buoiddẹhis
Singular Plural
Nominative buoiddẹheapme buoiddẹheamet
Accusative buoiddẹheame buoiddẹheamiid
Genitive buoiddẹheame buoiddẹheamiid
Illative buoiddẹheapmii buoiddẹheamiide
Locative buoiddẹheames buoiddẹheamiin
Comitative buoiddẹheamiin buoiddẹheamiiguin
Essive buoiddẹheapmen

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