guovla

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuoplë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkuo̯vːla/

Noun

guovla

1. overhanging snowdrift

Inflection

Even a-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative	guovla
Genitive	guovlla
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	guovla	guovllat
Accusative	guovlla	guovllaid
Genitive	guovlla	guovllaid
Illative	gūvlii	guovllaide
Locative	guovllas	guovllain
Comitative	guovllain	guovllaiguin
Essive	guovlan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person guovlan guovlame guovlamet 2nd person guovlat guovlade guovladet 3rd person guovlas guovlaska guovlaset

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