dárbu

See also: darbu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtaːrːpuː/

Noun

dárbu

1. need, demand

Inflection

Even u-stem, rb-rbb gradation
Nominative	dárbu
Genitive	dárbbu dárbbọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dárbu	dárbbut
Accusative	dárbbu	dárbbūid
Genitive	dárbbu dárbbọ	dárbbūid
Illative	dárbui	dárbbūide
Locative	dárbbus	dárbbūin
Comitative	dárbbūin	dárbbūiguin
Essive	dárbun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person dárbon dárbome dárbomet 2nd person dárbot dárbode dárbodet 3rd person dárbus dárbuska dárbuset

Derived terms

• dárbbuheapme

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