Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From doaivvuheapme +‎ -vuohta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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doaivvuhisvuohta

  1. hopelessness, desperation

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ht-đ gradation
Nominative doaivvuhisvuohta
Genitive doaivvuhisvuođa
Singular Plural
Nominative doaivvuhisvuohta doaivvuhisvuođat
Accusative doaivvuhisvuođa doaivvuhisvuođaid
Genitive doaivvuhisvuođa doaivvuhisvuođaid
Illative doaivvuhisvūhtii doaivvuhisvuođaide
Locative doaivvuhisvuođas doaivvuhisvuođain
Comitative doaivvuhisvuođain doaivvuhisvuođaiguin
Essive doaivvuhisvuohtan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person doaivvuhisvuohtan doaivvuhisvuohtame doaivvuhisvuohtamet
2nd person doaivvuhisvuohtat doaivvuhisvuohtade doaivvuhisvuohtadet
3rd person doaivvuhisvuohtas doaivvuhisvuohtaska doaivvuhisvuohtaset

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