sálbma

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sálbma

  1. (religion, music) psalm

Inflection

Even a-stem, lbm-lmm gradation
Nominative sálbma
Genitive sálmma
Singular Plural
Nominative sálbma sálmmat
Accusative sálmma sálmmaid
Genitive sálmma sálmmaid
Illative sálbmii sálmmaide
Locative sálmmas sálmmain
Comitative sálmmain sálmmaiguin
Essive sálbman
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sálbman sálbmame sálbmamet
2nd person sálbmat sálbmade sálbmadet
3rd person sálbmas sálbmaska sálbmaset

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

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).

Pronunciation

Noun

sálbma

  1. (religion, music) psalm

Inflection

Even a-stem, lbm-lm gradation
Nominative sálbma
Genitive sálma
Singular Plural
Nominative sálbma sálma
Accusative sálmav sálmajt
Genitive sálma sálmaj
Illative sálbmaj sálmajda
Inessive sálman sálmajn
Elative sálmast
sálmas
sálmajst
sálmajs
Comitative sálmajn sálmaj
Essive sálbman

Further reading

  • sálbma in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (Pite Sami word list)
  • 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
  • Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press