horbma

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish horsma, from Proto-Finnic *horma.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhorːpma/

Noun

horbma

  1. fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium, syn. Epilobium angustifolium)

Inflection
Even a-stem, rbm-rpm gradation
Nominative horbma
Genitive horpma
Singular Plural
Nominative horbma horpmat
Accusative horpma horpmaid
Genitive horpma horpmaid
Illative horbmii horpmaide
Locative horpmas horpmain
Comitative horpmain horpmaiguin
Essive horbman
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person horbman horbmame horbmamet
2nd person horbmat horbmade horbmadet
3rd person horbmas horbmaska horbmaset

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
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