hápmi

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhaːpmiː/

Noun

hápmi

1. appearance, look
2. shape, form
3. figure
4. posture
5. design

Inflection

Even i-stem, pm-m gradation
Nominative	hápmi
Genitive	hámi hámẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hápmi	hámit
Accusative	hámi	hámiid
Genitive	hámi hámẹ	hámiid
Illative	hápmái	hámiide
Locative	hámis	hámiin
Comitative	hámiin	hámiiguin
Essive	hápmin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person hápmán hápmáme hápmámet 2nd person hápmát hápmáde hápmádet 3rd person hápmis hápmiska hápmiset

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