Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *nāvtē.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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на̄ввьт (nāvv’t)

  1. wild animal
  2. predator

Inflection

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Inflection of на̄ввьт
Nominative на̄ввьт (nāvv’t)
Genitive на̄вьт (nāv’t)
Singular Plural
Nominative на̄ввьт (nāvv’t) на̄вьт (nāv’t)
Accusative на̄вьт (nāv’t) ноавьтэтҍ (nåv’tet’)
Genitive на̄вьт (nāv’t) ноавьтэ (nåv’te)
Illative на̄ввта (nāvvta) ноавьтэтҍ (nåv’tet’)
Locative на̄вьтэсьт (nāv’tes’t) ноавьтэнҍ (nåv’ten’)
Comitative ноавьтэнҍ (nåv’ten’) ноавьтэгуэйм (nåv’teguejm)
Abessive на̄вьтха (nāv’txa) ноавьтэха (nåv’texa)
Essive на̄ввьтэнҍ (nāvv’ten’)
Partitive на̄ввьтэ (nāvv’te)
Possessive forms
(Singular object) Singular possessor Multiple possessors
1st person {{{s1_Sposs}}} {{{p1_Sposs}}}
2nd person {{{s2_Sposs}}} {{{p2_Sposs}}}
3rd person {{{s3_Sposs}}} {{{p3_Sposs}}}
(Multiple objects) Singular possessor Multiple possessors
1st person {{{s1_Pposs}}} {{{p1_Pposs}}}
2nd person {{{s2_Pposs}}} {{{p2_Pposs}}}
3rd person {{{s3_Pposs}}} {{{p3_Pposs}}}

Further reading

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  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[1], Русский язык, page 204
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “на̄ввьт”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland