čuolbma

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čuolmë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćolme.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃuo̯lːpma/

Noun

čuolbma

  1. knot
  2. problem

Inflection
Even a-stem, lbm-lmm gradation
Nominative čuolbma
Genitive čuolmma
Singular Plural
Nominative čuolbma čuolmmat
Accusative čuolmma čuolmmaid
Genitive čuolmma čuolmmaid
Illative čūlbmii čuolmmaide
Locative čuolmmas čuolmmain
Comitative čuolmmain čuolmmaiguin
Essive čuolbman
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čuolbman čuolbmame čuolbmamet
2nd person čuolbmat čuolbmade čuolbmadet
3rd person čuolbmas čuolbmaska čuolbmaset

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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