Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *toaŋvōs.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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doavggus

  1. padding for a packsaddle

Inflection

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Odd, vg-vgg gradation
Nominative doavggus
Genitive dōvgosa
Singular Plural
Nominative doavggus dōvgosat
Accusative dōvgosa dōvgosiid
Genitive dōvgosa dōvgosiid
Illative dōvgosii dōvgosiidda
Locative dōvgosis dōvgosiin
Comitative dōvgosiin dōvgosiiguin
Essive doavggusin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dōvgosan dōvgoseamẹ dōvgoseamẹt
2nd person dōvgosat dōvgoseattẹ dōvgoseattẹt
3rd person dōvgosis dōvgoseaskkạ dōvgoseasẹt

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