riehpu

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Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish riepu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

riehpu

  1. poor, pitiful person

Inflection

Even u-stem, hp-b gradation
Nominative riehpu
Genitive riebu
riebọ
Singular Plural
Nominative riehpu riebut
Accusative riebu riebūid
Genitive riebu
riebọ 		riebūid
Illative rīhpui riebūide
Locative riebus riebūin
Comitative riebūin riebūiguin
Essive riehpun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person rīhpon rīhpome rīhpomet
2nd person rīhpot rīhpode rīhpodet
3rd person riehpus riehpuska riehpuset

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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