Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From dorvu +‎ -laš.

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

dorvvolaš (comparative dorvvolit or dorvvolaččat, superlative dorvvoleamos or dorvvolaččamus)

  1. safe

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, žž-čč gradation
Attributive dorvvolaš
Nominative dorvvolaš
Genitive dorvvolačča
Attributive dorvvolaš
Singular Plural
Nominative dorvvolaš dorvvolaččat
Accusative dorvvolačča dorvvolaččaid
Genitive dorvvolačča dorvvolaččaid
Illative dorvvolažžii dorvvolaččaide
Locative dorvvolaččas dorvvolaččain
Comitative dorvvolaččain dorvvolaččaiguin
Essive dorvvolažžan

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