čeahppi

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *čeappē.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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čeahppi (comparative čeahpit, superlative čeahpimus)

  1. skillful, adept

Inflection

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Even i-stem, hpp-hp gradation
Attributive čeahpẹs
Nominative čeahppi
Genitive čeahpi
Attributive čeahpẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative čeahppi čeahpit
Accusative čeahpi čēhpiid
Genitive čeahpi čēhpiid
Illative čeahppái čēhpiide
Locative čeahpis čēhpiin
Comitative čēhpiin čēhpiiguin
Essive čeahppin

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