horbma

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhorːpma/

Noun

horbma

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

Inflection

Even a-stem, rbm-rpm gradation
Nominative	horbma
Genitive	horpma
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	horbma	horpmat
Accusative	horpma	horpmaid
Genitive	horpma	horpmaid
Illative	horbmii	horpmaide
Locative	horpmas	horpmain
Comitative	horpmain	horpmaiguin
Essive	horbman
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person horbman horbmame horbmamet 2nd person horbmat horbmade horbmadet 3rd person horbmas horbmaska horbmaset

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