buorre

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *puorē.

Adjective

buorre

1. good
2. right, in order

Inflection

Even e-stem, rr-r gradation
Attributive	buorre
Nominative	buorre
Genitive	buore
Attributive	buorre
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	buorre	buore
Accusative	buorev	buorijt
Genitive	buore	buorij
Illative	buorráj	buorijda
Inessive	buoren	buorijn
Elative	buores	buorijs
Comitative	buorijn	buorij
Abessive	buoredagá buoredagi	buorijdagá buorijdagi
Essive	buorren

Further reading

• 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

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *puorē.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpu̯orre/

Adjective

buorrẹ (comparative buorẹt, superlative buorẹmus)

1. good

Usage notes

The adjective buorrẹ does not have a separate attributive form. Instead, it declines in the same case and number as the noun it modifies. There are two exceptions to this:

• With a noun in the illative or locative singular, the accusative/genitive form buori is used.
• With a noun in the illative or comitative plural, the accusative/genitive form buriid can be optionally used, alongside the regular forms buriide and buriiguin.

The nominative singular form is slightly irregular as well, ending in -e rather than -i.

Inflection

Even i-stem, rr-r gradation
Attributive	—
Nominative	buorrẹ
Genitive	buori
Attributive	—
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	buorrẹ	buorit
Accusative	buori	būriid
Genitive	buori	būriid
Illative	buorrái	būriide
Locative	buoris	būriin
Comitative	būriin	būriiguin
Essive	buorrin

Derived terms

• buoridit
• buorrẹ juovla
• buorránit
• būres

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *puorē.

Adjective

buorre

1. good

Further reading

• buorre in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland