láffes

Lule Sami

Etymology

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Noun

láffes

1. flea

Inflection

Contracted e-stem, fˈf-ff gradation
Nominative	láffes
Genitive	láfˈfá
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	láffes	láfˈfá
Accusative	láfˈfáv	láfˈfáj
Genitive	láfˈfá	láfˈfájt
Illative	láfˈfáj	láfˈfájda
Inessive	láfˈfán	láfˈfájn
Elative	láfˈfás	láfˈfájs
Comitative	láfˈfájn	láfˈfáj
Abessive	láfˈfádagá láfˈfádagi	láfˈfájdagá láfˈfájdagi
Essive	láffen láfˈfán
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person láfˈfám láfˈfáma láfˈfáma 2nd person láfˈfát láfˈfáda láfˈfáda 3rd person láfˈfás láfˈfáska láfˈfása

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