gearpmaš

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowing from Proto-Finnic *kärmeš (later *kärmeh, compare Finnish käärme).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gearpmaš

  1. snake

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative gearpmaš
Genitive gearpmaša
Singular Plural
Nominative gearpmaš gearpmašat
Accusative gearpmaša gearpmašiid
Genitive gearpmaša gearpmašiid
Illative gearpmašii gearpmašiidda
Locative gearpmašis gearpmašiin
Comitative gearpmašiin gearpmašiiguin
Essive gearpmašin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gearpmašan gearpmašeamẹ gearpmašeamẹt
2nd person gearpmašat gearpmašeattẹ gearpmašeattẹt
3rd person gearpmašis gearpmašeaskkạ gearpmašeasẹt

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
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