Lule Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *peajvē.

Noun edit

biejvve

  1. sun, sunshine
  2. day
  3. date (specific day)

Inflection edit

Even e-stem, jvv-jv gradation
Nominative biejvve
Genitive biejve
Singular Plural
Nominative biejvve biejve
Accusative biejvev biejvijt
Genitive biejve biejvij
Illative bäjvváj biejvijda
Inessive biejven biejvijn
Elative biejves biejvijs
Comitative biejvijn biejvij
Abessive biejvedagá
biejvedagi
biejvijdagá
biejvijdagi
Essive biejvven
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bäjvvám bäjvváma bäjvváma
2nd person bäjvvát bäjvváda bäjvváda
3rd person biejvves biejvveska biejvvesa

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