fárfu

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *vārvō.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

fárfu

  1. loop

Inflection[edit]

Even u-stem, rf-rff gradation
Nominative fárfu
Genitive fárffu
fárffọ
Singular Plural
Nominative fárfu fárffut
Accusative fárffu fárffūid
Genitive fárffu
fárffọ
fárffūid
Illative fárfui fárffūide
Locative fárffus fárffūin
Comitative fárffūin fárffūiguin
Essive fárfun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person fárfon fárfome fárfomet
2nd person fárfot fárfode fárfodet
3rd person fárfus fárfuska fárfuset

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