lihpi

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlihpiː/

Noun

lihpi

1. ridge

Inflection

Even i-stem, hp-b gradation
Nominative	lihpi
Genitive	libi libẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lihpi	libit
Accusative	libi	libiid
Genitive	libi libẹ	libiid
Illative	lihpái	libiide
Locative	libis	libiin
Comitative	libiin	libiiguin
Essive	lihpin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person lihpán lihpáme lihpámet 2nd person lihpát lihpáde lihpádet 3rd person lihpis lihpiska lihpiset

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