Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ëlpës.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈalːppas/

Noun

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albbas

  1. lynx

Inflection

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Odd, lb-lbb gradation
Nominative albbas
Genitive albasa
Singular Plural
Nominative albbas albasat
Accusative albasa albasiid
Genitive albasa albasiid
Illative albasii albasiidda
Locative albasis albasiin
Comitative albasiin albasiiguin
Essive albbasin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person albasan albaseamẹ albaseamẹt
2nd person albasat albaseattẹ albaseattẹt
3rd person albasis albaseaskkạ albaseasẹt

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland