fápmu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈfaːpmuː/

Noun

fápmu

1. power

Inflection

Even u-stem, pm-m gradation
Nominative	fápmu
Genitive	fámu fámọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fápmu	fámut
Accusative	fámu	fámūid
Genitive	fámu fámọ	fámūid
Illative	fápmui	fámūide
Locative	fámus	fámūin
Comitative	fámūin	fámūiguin
Essive	fápmun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person fápmon fápmome fápmomet 2nd person fápmot fápmode fápmodet 3rd person fápmus fápmuska fápmuset

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