Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian bøvel, Swedish bövel.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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bievval

  1. executioner

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
Nominative bievval
Genitive bievvala
Singular Plural
Nominative bievval bievvalat
Accusative bievvala bievvaliid
Genitive bievvala bievvaliid
Illative bievvalii bievvaliidda
Locative bievvalis bievvaliin
Comitative bievvaliin bievvaliiguin
Essive bievvalin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bievvalan bievvaleamẹ bievvaleamẹt
2nd person bievvalat bievvaleattẹ bievvaleattẹt
3rd person bievvalis bievvaleaskkạ bievvaleasẹt

Derived terms

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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