Northern Sami

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Samic *vājmō.

Pronunciation

edit
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvaːjːpmuː/

Noun

edit

váibmu

  1. heart (organ)

Inflection

edit
Even u-stem, ibm-imm gradation
Nominative váibmu
Genitive váimmu
váimmọ
Singular Plural
Nominative váibmu váimmut
Accusative váimmu váimmūid
Genitive váimmu
váimmọ
váimmūid
Illative váibmui váimmūide
Locative váimmus váimmūin
Comitative váimmūin váimmūiguin
Essive váibmun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person váibmon váibmome váibmomet
2nd person váibmot váibmode váibmodet
3rd person váibmus váibmuska váibmuset

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