diibmu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtijːpmuː/

Noun

diibmu

1. hour
2. clock

Inflection

Even u-stem, ibm-imm gradation
Nominative	diibmu
Genitive	diimmu diimmọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	diibmu	diimmut
Accusative	diimmu	diimmūid
Genitive	diimmu diimmọ	diimmūid
Illative	diibmui	diimmūide
Locative	diimmus	diimmūin
Comitative	diimmūin	diimmūiguin
Essive	diibmun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person diibmon diibmome diibmomet 2nd person diibmot diibmode diibmodet 3rd person diibmus diibmuska diibmuset

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