dievvá

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtie̯vvaː/

Noun

dievvá

1. heap, mound

Inflection

Even á-stem, vv-v gradation
Nominative	dievvá
Genitive	dievá
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dievvá	dievát
Accusative	dievá	dieváid
Genitive	dievá	dieváid
Illative	dievvái	dieváide
Locative	dievás	dieváin
Comitative	dieváin	dieváiguin
Essive	dievván
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person dievván dievváme dievvámet 2nd person dievvát dievváde dievvádet 3rd person dievvás dievváska dievváset

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