vuorbi

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vuorpē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vuorbi

  1. fate, destiny
  2. lot

Inflection

Even i-stem, rb-rbb gradation
Nominative vuorbi
Genitive vuorbbi
vuorbbẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative vuorbi vuorbbit
Accusative vuorbbi vūrbbiid
Genitive vuorbbi
vuorbbẹ
vūrbbiid
Illative vuorbái vūrbbiide
Locative vuorbbis vūrbbiin
Comitative vūrbbiin vūrbbiiguin
Essive vuorbin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person vuorbán vuorbáme vuorbámet
2nd person vuorbát vuorbáde vuorbádet
3rd person vuorbis vuorbiska vuorbiset

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