Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *δuomë, from Proto-Uralic *ďëme.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtuo̯pma/

Noun

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duopma

  1. bird cherry (tree)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, pm-m gradation
Nominative duopma
Genitive duoma
Singular Plural
Nominative duopma duomat
Accusative duoma duomaid
Genitive duoma duomaid
Illative dūpmii duomaide
Locative duomas duomain
Comitative duomain duomaiguin
Essive duopman
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person duopman duopmame duopmamet
2nd person duopmat duopmade duopmadet
3rd person duopmas duopmaska duopmaset

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