riehpu

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish riepu.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈrie̯hpuː/

Noun

riehpu

1. poor, pitiful person

Inflection

Even u-stem, hp-b gradation
Nominative	riehpu
Genitive	riebu riebọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	riehpu	riebut
Accusative	riebu	riebūid
Genitive	riebu riebọ	riebūid
Illative	rīhpui	riebūide
Locative	riebus	riebūin
Comitative	riebūin	riebūiguin
Essive	riehpun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person rīhpon rīhpome rīhpomet 2nd person rīhpot rīhpode rīhpodet 3rd person riehpus riehpuska riehpuset

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