limpu

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish limppu.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlimːpuː/

Noun

limpu

1. lump

Inflection

Even u-stem, mp-mpp gradation
Nominative	limpu
Genitive	limppu limppọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	limpu	limpput
Accusative	limppu	limppūid
Genitive	limppu limppọ	limppūid
Illative	limpui	limppūide
Locative	limppus	limppūin
Comitative	limppūin	limppūiguin
Essive	limpun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person limpon limpome limpomet 2nd person limpot limpode limpodet 3rd person limpus limpuska limpuset

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