suorbma

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *suormë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sorme.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsuo̯rːpma/

Noun

suorbma

1. finger

Inflection

Even a-stem, rbm-rpm gradation
Nominative	suorbma
Genitive	suorpma
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	suorbma	suorpmat
Accusative	suorpma	suorpmaid
Genitive	suorpma	suorpmaid
Illative	sūrbmii	suorpmaide
Locative	suorpmas	suorpmain
Comitative	suorpmain	suorpmaiguin
Essive	suorbman
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person suorbman suorbmame suorbmamet 2nd person suorbmat suorbmade suorbmadet 3rd person suorbmas suorbmaska suorbmaset

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