sieppâ

Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sieppë.

Noun

siepˈpâ

1. pubic hair

Inflection

Even â-stem, pˈp-p gradation
Nominative	siepˈpâ
Genitive	siepâ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	siepˈpâ	siepah
Accusative	siepâ	siepâid
Genitive	siepâ	sieˈpâi siepâi
Illative	siepân	siepˈpáid
Locative	siepâst	siepâin
Comitative	siepˈpáin	sieˈpâiguin
Abessive	sieˈpâttáá	sieˈpâittáá
Essive	siepˈpân
Partitive	siepˈpâd
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person — — — 2nd person — — — 3rd person — — —

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