gealbu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkea̯lːpuː/

Noun

gealbu

1. ability, skill
2. competence

Inflection

Even u-stem, lb-lbb gradation
Nominative	gealbu
Genitive	gealbbu gealbbọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gealbu	gealbbut
Accusative	gealbbu	gealbbūid
Genitive	gealbbu gealbbọ	gealbbūid
Illative	gēlbui	gealbbūide
Locative	gealbbus	gealbbūin
Comitative	gealbbūin	gealbbūiguin
Essive	gealbun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gēlbon gēlbome gēlbomet 2nd person gēlbot gēlbode gēlbodet 3rd person gealbus gealbuska gealbuset

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