guovlu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkuo̯vːluː/

Noun

guovlu

1. area, region

Inflection

Even u-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative	guovlu
Genitive	guovllu guovllọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	guovlu	guovllut
Accusative	guovllu	guovllūid
Genitive	guovllu guovllọ	guovllūid
Illative	gūvlui	guovllūide
Locative	guovllus	guovllūin
Comitative	guovllūin	guovllūiguin
Essive	guovlun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gūvlon gūvlome gūvlomet 2nd person gūvlot gūvlode gūvlodet 3rd person guovlus guovluska guovluset

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