jierbmi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jiermē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

jierbmi

1. reason (ability to think)
2. sense

Inflection

Even i-stem, rbm-rpm gradation
Nominative	jierbmi
Genitive	jierpmi jierpmẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	jierbmi	jierpmit
Accusative	jierpmi	jīrpmiid
Genitive	jierpmi jierpmẹ	jīrpmiid
Illative	jierbmái	jīrpmiide
Locative	jierpmis	jīrpmiin
Comitative	jīrpmiin	jīrpmiiguin
Essive	jierbmin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person jierbmán jierbmáme jierbmámet 2nd person jierbmát jierbmáde jierbmádet 3rd person jierbmis jierbmiska jierbmiset

Related terms

• jierbmat

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