gáivo

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kaivo.

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

Noun

gáivo

  1. well (of water)

Inflection
Even o-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative gáivo
Genitive gáivvo
Singular Plural
Nominative gáivo gáivvot
Accusative gáivvo gáivvuid
Genitive gáivvo gáivvuid
Illative gáivui gáivvuide
Locative gáivvos gáivvuin
Comitative gáivvuin gáivvuiguin
Essive gáivon
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gáivon gáivome gáivomet
2nd person gáivot gáivode gáivodet
3rd person gáivos gáivoska gáivoset

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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