doavki

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish toukka.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

doavki (comparative doavkkit, superlative doavkkimus)

1. stupid, foolish

Inflection

Even i-stem, vk-vkk gradation
Attributive	doavkkẹs
Nominative	doavki
Genitive	doavkki
Attributive	doavkkẹs
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	doavki	doavkkit
Accusative	doavkki	dōvkkiid
Genitive	doavkki	dōvkkiid
Illative	doavkái	dōvkkiide
Locative	doavkkis	dōvkkiin
Comitative	dōvkkiin	dōvkkiiguin
Essive	doavkin

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