Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Finnish löyly.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlevːlo/

Noun edit

levlo

  1. steam in a sauna

Inflection edit

Even o-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative levlo
Genitive levllo
Singular Plural
Nominative levlo levllot
Accusative levllo levlluid
Genitive levllo levlluid
Illative levlui levlluide
Locative levllos levlluin
Comitative levlluin levlluiguin
Essive levlon
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person levlon levlome levlomet
2nd person levlot levlode levlodet
3rd person levlos levloska levloset

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