buolvva

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *puolvë.

Noun

buolvva

1. knee
2. generation (in family)

Inflection

Even a-stem, lvv-lv gradation
Nominative	buolvva
Genitive	buolva
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	buolvva	buolva
Accusative	buolvav	buolvajt
Genitive	buolva	buolvaj
Illative	buolvvaj	buolvajda
Inessive	buolvan	buolvajn
Elative	buolvas	buolvajs
Comitative	buolvajn	buolvaj
Abessive	buolvadagá buolvadagi	buolvajdagá buolvajdagi
Essive	buolvvan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person buolvvam buolvvama buolvvama 2nd person buolvvat buolvvada buolvvada 3rd person buolvvas buolvvaska buolvvasa

Further reading

• 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