duvvá

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtuvːvaː/

Noun

duvˈvá

1. dove

Inflection

Even á-stem, vˈv-vv gradation
Nominative	duvˈvá
Genitive	duvvá
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	duvˈvá	duvvát
Accusative	duvvá	duvváid
Genitive	duvvá	duvváid
Illative	duvˈvái	duvváide
Locative	duvvás	duvváin
Comitative	duvváin	duvváiguin
Essive	duvˈván
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person duvˈván duvˈváme duvˈvámet 2nd person duvˈvát duvˈváde duvˈvádet 3rd person duvˈvás duvˈváska duvˈváset

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