levlo

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish löyly.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlevːlo/

Noun

levlo

1. steam in a sauna

Inflection

Even o-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative	levlo
Genitive	levllo
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	levlo	levllot
Accusative	levllo	levlluid
Genitive	levllo	levlluid
Illative	levlui	levlluide
Locative	levllos	levlluin
Comitative	levlluin	levlluiguin
Essive	levlon
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person levlon levlome levlomet 2nd person levlot levlode levlodet 3rd person levlos levloska levloset

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