Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈruvːke/

Noun edit

ruvke

  1. mine (place of mining)

Inflection edit

Even e-stem, vk-vkk gradation
Nominative ruvke
Genitive ruvkke
Singular Plural
Nominative ruvke ruvkket
Accusative ruvkke ruvkkiid
Genitive ruvkke ruvkkiid
Illative ruvkii ruvkkiide
Locative ruvkkes ruvkkiin
Comitative ruvkkiin ruvkkiiguin
Essive ruvken
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ruvken ruvkeme ruvkemet
2nd person ruvket ruvkede ruvkedet
3rd person ruvkes ruvkeska ruvkeset

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