njoalpi
Northern Sami
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]njoalpi
- thing or animal that is hard to get hold of
Inflection
[edit]| Even i-stem, lp-lpp gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | njoalpi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | njoalppi njoalppẹ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | njoalpi | njoalppit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | njoalppi | njōlppiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | njoalppi njoalppẹ |
njōlppiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | njoalpái | njōlppiide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | njoalppis | njōlppiin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | njōlppiin | njōlppiiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | njoalpin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
[edit]- 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