oahppa

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈoɑ̯hːpa/

Noun[edit]

oahppa

  1. knowledge, study

Usage notes[edit]

Often used in compounds to form names of sciences.

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, hpp-hp gradation
Nominative oahppa
Genitive oahpa
Singular Plural
Nominative oahppa oahpat
Accusative oahpa oahpaid
Genitive oahpa oahpaid
Illative ōhppii oahpaide
Locative oahpas oahpain
Comitative oahpain oahpaiguin
Essive oahppan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person oahppan oahppame oahppamet
2nd person oahppat oahppade oahppadet
3rd person oahppas oahppaska oahppaset

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Further reading[edit]

  • 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