lievla

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *lievlë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlie̯vːla/

Noun

lievla

1. vapor, steam

Inflection

Even a-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative	lievla
Genitive	lievlla
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lievla	lievllat
Accusative	lievlla	lievllaid
Genitive	lievlla	lievllaid
Illative	līvlii	lievllaide
Locative	lievllas	lievllain
Comitative	lievllain	lievllaiguin
Essive	lievlan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person lievlan lievlame lievlamet 2nd person lievlat lievlade lievladet 3rd person lievlas lievlaska lievlaset

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