Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian adverb, Swedish adverb, Finnish adverbi, ultimately from Latin adverbium.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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advearba

  1. (grammar) adverb

Inflection

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Even a-stem, rb-rbb gradation
Nominative advearba
Genitive advearbba
Singular Plural
Nominative advearba advearbbat
Accusative advearbba advearbbaid
Genitive advearbba advearbbaid
Illative advērbii advearbbaide
Locative advearbbas advearbbain
Comitative advearbbain advearbbaiguin
Essive advearban
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person advearban advearbame advearbamet
2nd person advearbat advearbade advearbadet
3rd person advearbas advearbaska advearbaset

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