Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *ëvtëlēn.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈovːtal/

Adverb edit

ovdal

  1. before, previously, earlier
  2. rather, sooner

Preposition edit

ovdal

  1. before, previous to, earlier than

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