duvvá

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtuvːvaː/

Noun

duvˈvá

  1. dove

Inflection
Even á-stem, vˈv-vv gradation
Nominative duvˈvá
Genitive duvvá
Singular Plural
Nominative duvˈvá duvvát
Accusative duvvá duvváid
Genitive duvvá duvváid
Illative duvˈvái duvváide
Locative duvvás duvváin
Comitative duvváin duvváiguin
Essive duvˈván
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person duvˈván duvˈváme duvˈvámet
2nd person duvˈvát duvˈváde duvˈvádet
3rd person duvˈvás duvˈváska duvˈváset

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