vuolpu

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vuolppō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vuolpu

  1. skirt, dress

Inflection

Even u-stem, lp-lpp gradation
Nominative vuolpu
Genitive vuolppu
vuolppọ
Singular Plural
Nominative vuolpu vuolpput
Accusative vuolppu vuolppūid
Genitive vuolppu
vuolppọ 		vuolppūid
Illative vūlpui vuolppūide
Locative vuolppus vuolppūin
Comitative vuolppūin vuolppūiguin
Essive vuolpun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person vūlpon vūlpome vūlpomet
2nd person vūlpot vūlpode vūlpodet
3rd person vuolpus vuolpuska vuolpuset

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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