gáivo

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kaivo.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːjːvo/

Noun

gáivo

1. well (of water)

Inflection

Even o-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative	gáivo
Genitive	gáivvo
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gáivo	gáivvot
Accusative	gáivvo	gáivvuid
Genitive	gáivvo	gáivvuid
Illative	gáivui	gáivvuide
Locative	gáivvos	gáivvuin
Comitative	gáivvuin	gáivvuiguin
Essive	gáivon
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gáivon gáivome gáivomet 2nd person gáivot gáivode gáivodet 3rd person gáivos gáivoska gáivoset

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