hápmi

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhaːpmiː/

Noun

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hápmi

  1. appearance, look
  2. shape, form
  3. figure
  4. posture
  5. design

Inflection

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Even i-stem, pm-m gradation
Nominative hápmi
Genitive hámi
hámẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative hápmi hámit
Accusative hámi hámiid
Genitive hámi
hámẹ
hámiid
Illative hápmái hámiide
Locative hámis hámiin
Comitative hámiin hámiiguin
Essive hápmin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person hápmán hápmáme hápmámet
2nd person hápmát hápmáde hápmádet
3rd person hápmis hápmiska hápmiset

Further reading

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  • 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