ruobbi

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ruompē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ruobbi

  1. rash
  2. scab

Inflection

Even i-stem, bb-pp gradation
Nominative ruobbi
Genitive ruoppi
ruoppẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative ruobbi ruoppit
Accusative ruoppi rūppiid
Genitive ruoppi
ruoppẹ
rūppiid
Illative ruobbái rūppiide
Locative ruoppis rūppiin
Comitative rūppiin rūppiiguin
Essive ruobbin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ruobbán ruobbáme ruobbámet
2nd person ruobbát ruobbáde ruobbádet
3rd person ruobbis ruobbiska ruobbiset

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