Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish horsma, from Proto-Finnic *horma.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhorːpmaː/

Noun

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horbmá

  1. fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium, syn. Epilobium angustifolium)

Inflection

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Even á-stem, rbm-rpm gradation
Nominative horbmá
Genitive horpmá
Singular Plural
Nominative horbmá horpmát
Accusative horpmá horpmáid
Genitive horpmá horpmáid
Illative horbmái horpmáide
Locative horpmás horpmáin
Comitative horpmáin horpmáiguin
Essive horbmán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person horbmán horbmáme horbmámet
2nd person horbmát horbmáde horbmádet
3rd person horbmás horbmáska horbmáset

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “horbmá”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland