cuovka

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡suo̯vːka/

Noun

cuovka

1. (arithmetic) fraction

Inflection

Even a-stem, vk-vkk gradation
Nominative	cuovka
Genitive	cuovkka
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cuovka	cuovkkat
Accusative	cuovkka	cuovkkaid
Genitive	cuovkka	cuovkkaid
Illative	cūvkii	cuovkkaide
Locative	cuovkkas	cuovkkain
Comitative	cuovkkain	cuovkkaiguin
Essive	cuovkan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person cuovkan cuovkame cuovkamet 2nd person cuovkat cuovkade cuovkadet 3rd person cuovkas cuovkaska cuovkaset

Related terms

• cuovkanit
• cūvket

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