skábma

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skamō.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈskaːbːma/
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Noun

skábma

  1. polar night
    Antonym: gaskaijabeaivváš

Inflection

Even a-stem, bm-pm gradation
Nominative skábma
Genitive skápma
Singular Plural
Nominative skábma skápmat
Accusative skápma skápmaid
Genitive skápma skápmaid
Illative skábmii skápmaide
Locative skápmas skápmain
Comitative skápmain skápmaiguin
Essive skábman
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person skábman skábmame skábmamet
2nd person skábmat skábmade skábmadet
3rd person skábmas skábmaska skábmaset

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