njárbat

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńārpëtē.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈɲaːrːpah(t)/

Adjective

njárbat (comparative njárbadit, superlative njárbadeamos)

  1. thin, diluted
  2. liquid
  3. malleable

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive njárbes
Nominative njárbat
Genitive njárbada
Attributive njárbes
Singular Plural
Nominative njárbat njárbadat
Accusative njárbada njárbadiid
Genitive njárbada njárbadiid
Illative njárbadii njárbadiidda
Locative njárbadis njárbadiin
Comitative njárbadiin njárbadiiguin
Essive njárbadin

Derived terms

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