láffes

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *lāffēs, borrowed from Proto-Norse (*flauhaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz.

Noun

láffes

  1. flea

Inflection

Contracted e-stem, fˈf-ff gradation
Nominative láffes
Genitive láfˈfá
Singular Plural
Nominative láffes láfˈfá
Accusative láfˈfáv láfˈfáj
Genitive láfˈfá láfˈfájt
Illative láfˈfáj láfˈfájda
Inessive láfˈfán láfˈfájn
Elative láfˈfás láfˈfájs
Comitative láfˈfájn láfˈfáj
Abessive láfˈfádagá
láfˈfádagi 		láfˈfájdagá
láfˈfájdagi
Essive láffen
láfˈfán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person láfˈfám láfˈfáma láfˈfáma
2nd person láfˈfát láfˈfáda láfˈfáda
3rd person láfˈfás láfˈfáska láfˈfása

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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