kárpa

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See also: karpa, kārpa, kārpā, kǟrpa, and karpą

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkʰaːrːpa/

Noun

kárpa

  1. Alternative form of gárpa

Inflection

Even a-stem, rp-rpp gradation
Nominative kárpa
Genitive kárppa
Singular Plural
Nominative kárpa kárppat
Accusative kárppa kárppaid
Genitive kárppa kárppaid
Illative kárpii kárppaide
Locative kárppas kárppain
Comitative kárppain kárppaiguin
Essive kárpan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person kárpan kárpame kárpamet
2nd person kárpat kárpade kárpadet
3rd person kárpas kárpaska kárpaset

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