Southern Sami edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

riepie

  1. red fox, Vulpes vulpes
    Maam riepie jeahta?
    What does the fox say?

Inflection edit

Even ie-stem
Nominative riepie
Genitive riepien
Singular Plural
Nominative riepie riepieh
Accusative riepiem riepide
reepide
Genitive riepien riepiej
reepi
Illative reapan riepide
reepide
Inessive riepesne riepine
reepine
Elative riepeste riepijste
reepijste
Comitative riepine
reepine
riepiejgujmie
reepigujmie
Essive riepine
reepine

Further reading edit

  • 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