Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian administrativ.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈatːmiːˌnisːtraˌtʰijːva/

Noun

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administratiiva

  1. administrative

Inflection

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Even a-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Attributive administratiiva
Nominative administratiiva
Genitive administratiivva
Attributive administratiiva
Singular Plural
Nominative administratiiva administratiivvat
Accusative administratiivva administratiivvaid
Genitive administratiivva administratiivvaid
Illative administratiivii administratiivvaide
Locative administratiivvas administratiivvain
Comitative administratiivvain administratiivvaiguin
Essive administratiivan
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Further reading

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  • 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