holbi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)olpē.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈholːpiː/

Noun

holbi

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Inflection

Even i-stem, lb-lbb gradation
Nominative	holbi
Genitive	holbbi holbbẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	holbi	holbbit
Accusative	holbbi	holbbiid
Genitive	holbbi holbbẹ	holbbiid
Illative	holbái	holbbiide
Locative	holbbis	holbbiin
Comitative	holbbiin	holbbiiguin
Essive	holbin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person holbán holbáme holbámet 2nd person holbát holbáde holbádet 3rd person holbis holbiska holbiset

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