oahppa

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈoɑ̯hːpa/

Noun

oahppa

1. knowledge, study

Usage notes

Often used in compounds to form names of sciences.

Inflection

Even a-stem, hpp-hp gradation
Nominative	oahppa
Genitive	oahpa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	oahppa	oahpat
Accusative	oahpa	oahpaid
Genitive	oahpa	oahpaid
Illative	ōhppii	oahpaide
Locative	oahpas	oahpain
Comitative	oahpain	oahpaiguin
Essive	oahppan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person oahppan oahppame oahppamet 2nd person oahppat oahppade oahppadet 3rd person oahppas oahppaska oahppaset

Derived terms

• giellaoahppa

Related terms

• oahppat

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