Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *skamō.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈskaːbːma/
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Noun edit

skábma

  1. polar night
    Antonym: gaskaijabeaivváš

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, bm-pm gradation
Nominative skábma
Genitive skápma
Singular Plural
Nominative skábma skápmat
Accusative skápma skápmaid
Genitive skápma skápmaid
Illative skábmii skápmaide
Locative skápmas skápmain
Comitative skápmain skápmaiguin
Essive skábman
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person skábman skábmame skábmamet
2nd person skábmat skábmade skábmadet
3rd person skábmas skábmaska skábmaset

Derived terms edit

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