See also: kalbi

Inari Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *kālpē, from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz. Related to Northern Sami gálbi.

Noun

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kälbi

  1. calf

Inflection

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Even i-stem, lˈb-lb gradation
Nominative kälbi
Genitive käälbi
Singular Plural
Nominative kälbi käälbih
Accusative käälbi kaalbijd
Genitive käälbi kalbij
kaalbij
Illative káálbán kalbijd
Locative käälbist kaalbijn
Comitative kalbijn kalbijguin
Abessive kälbittáá kalbijttáá
Essive kälbin
Partitive kälbid
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Further reading

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  • 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