biebmat

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpie̯bːmah(t)/

Verb

biebmat

1. to feed
2. to nourish

Inflection

Even a-stem, bm-pm gradation
infinitive	biebmat
1st sing. present	biepman
1st sing. past	bībmen
infinitive	biebmat	action noun	biebman
present participle	biebmi	action inessive	biebmamin biebmame
past participle	biebman	action elative	biebmamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	biebmamiin
		abessive	biepmakeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	biepman	bībmen	bībmon
2nd singular	biepmat	bībmet	biepma
3rd singular	biebmá	biepmai	bībmos
1st dual	bībme	biepmaime	biebmu
2nd dual	biebmabeahtti	biepmaide	biebmi
3rd dual	biebmaba	biepmaiga	bībmoska
1st plural	biebmat	biepmaimet	bībmot biebmut
2nd plural	biebmabēhtet	biepmaidet	bībmet biebmit
3rd plural	bībmet	bībme	bībmoset
connegative	biepma	biebman	biepma
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	biepmašin biepmašedjen	biepmalin biepmaledjen	biepmažan
2nd singular	biepmašit biepmašedjet	biepmalit biepmaledjet	biepmažat
3rd singular	biepmašii	biepmalii	biepmaža biepmaš
1st dual	biepmašeimme	biepmaleimme	biepmažetne
2nd dual	biepmašeidde	biepmaleidde	biepmažeahppi
3rd dual	biepmašeigga	biepmaleigga	biepmažeaba
1st plural	biepmašeimmet	biepmaleimmet	biepmažit biepmažat
2nd plural	biepmašeiddet	biepmaleiddet	biepmažēhpet
3rd plural	biepmaše biepmašedje	biepmale biepmaledje	biepmažit
connegative	biepmaše	biepmale	biepmaš

Related terms

• biebmu

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