Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Finnish himo.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhipmuː/

Noun edit

hipmu

  1. desire, lust

Inflection edit

Even u-stem, pm-m gradation
Nominative hipmu
Genitive himu
himọ
Singular Plural
Nominative hipmu himut
Accusative himu himūid
Genitive himu
himọ
himūid
Illative hipmui himūide
Locative himus himūin
Comitative himūin himūiguin
Essive hipmun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person hipmon hipmome hipmomet
2nd person hipmot hipmode hipmodet
3rd person hipmus hipmuska hipmuset

Further reading edit

  • 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