njárbat

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńārpëtē.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈɲaːrːpah(t)/

Adjective

njárbat (comparative njárbadit, superlative njárbadeamos)

1. thin, diluted
2. liquid
3. malleable

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive	njárbes
Nominative	njárbat
Genitive	njárbada
Attributive	njárbes
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	njárbat	njárbadat
Accusative	njárbada	njárbadiid
Genitive	njárbada	njárbadiid
Illative	njárbadii	njárbadiidda
Locative	njárbadis	njárbadiin
Comitative	njárbadiin	njárbadiiguin
Essive	njárbadin

Derived terms

• njárbut

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