loavdda

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *loavtëk. Equivalent to loavdit +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈloɑ̯vːtta/

Noun

loavdda

1. tent cloth

Inflection

Odd, vd-vdd gradation
Nominative	loavdda
Genitive	loavdaga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	loavdda	loavdagat
Accusative	loavdaga	loavdagiid
Genitive	loavdaga	loavdagiid
Illative	loavdagii	loavdagiidda
Locative	loavdagis	loavdagiin
Comitative	loavdagiin	loavdagiiguin
Essive	loavddan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person loavdagan loavdageamẹ loavdageamẹt 2nd person loavdagat loavdageattẹ loavdageattẹt 3rd person loavdagis loavdageaskkạ loavdageasẹt

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