gilvu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkilːvuː/

Noun

gilvu

1. contest, competition

Inflection

Even u-stem, lv-lvv gradation
Nominative	gilvu
Genitive	gilvvu gilvvọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gilvu	gilvvut
Accusative	gilvvu	gilvvūid
Genitive	gilvvu gilvvọ	gilvvūid
Illative	gilvui	gilvvūide
Locative	gilvvus	gilvvūin
Comitative	gilvvūin	gilvvūiguin
Essive	gilvun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gilvon gilvome gilvomet 2nd person gilvot gilvode gilvodet 3rd person gilvus gilvuska gilvuset

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