dárbu

See also: darbu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tārpō, borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚦᚨᚱᛒᚢ (*þarbu), from Proto-Germanic *þarbō.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtaːrːpuː/

Noun

dárbu

  1. need, demand

Inflection

Even u-stem, rb-rbb gradation
Nominative dárbu
Genitive dárbbu
dárbbọ
Singular Plural
Nominative dárbu dárbbut
Accusative dárbbu dárbbūid
Genitive dárbbu
dárbbọ
dárbbūid
Illative dárbui dárbbūide
Locative dárbbus dárbbūin
Comitative dárbbūin dárbbūiguin
Essive dárbun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dárbon dárbome dárbomet
2nd person dárbot dárbode dárbodet
3rd person dárbus dárbuska dárbuset

Derived terms

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