dohppa

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *toppë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtohːpa/

Noun

dohppa

1. sheath, scabbard

Inflection

Even a-stem, hpp-hp gradation
Nominative	dohppa
Genitive	dohpa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dohppa	dohpat
Accusative	dohpa	dohpaid
Genitive	dohpa	dohpaid
Illative	dohppii	dohpaide
Locative	dohpas	dohpain
Comitative	dohpain	dohpaiguin
Essive	dohppan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person dohppan dohppame dohppamet 2nd person dohppat dohppade dohppadet 3rd person dohppas dohppaska dohppaset

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