sáibu
Northern Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish saippua (“soap”), which itself from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ (“soap”).
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsaːjːpuː/
Noun
sáibu
- soap
Inflection
Even u-stem, ib-ibb gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | sáibu | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | sáibbu sáibbọ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | sáibu | sáibbut | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | sáibbu | sáibbūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | sáibbu sáibbọ | sáibbūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | sáibui | sáibbūide | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | sáibbus | sáibbūin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | sáibbūin | sáibbūiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | sáibun | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland