láibi

Northern Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *lājpē (“bread”), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread, loaf”).

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlaːjːpiː/

Noun

láibi

1. bread

Inflection

Even i-stem, ib-ibb gradation
Nominative	láibi
Genitive	láibbi láibbẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	láibi	láibbit
Accusative	láibbi	láibbiid
Genitive	láibbi láibbẹ	láibbiid
Illative	láibái	láibbiide
Locative	láibbis	láibbiin
Comitative	láibbiin	láibbiiguin
Essive	láibin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person láibán láibáme láibámet 2nd person láibát láibáde láibádet 3rd person láibis láibiska láibiset

Derived terms

• láibut
• vuodjaláibi

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