moivi

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmojːviː/

Noun

moivi

1. chaos, turmoil, confusion

Inflection

Even i-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative	moivi
Genitive	moivvi moivvẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	moivi	moivvit
Accusative	moivvi	moivviid
Genitive	moivvi moivvẹ	moivviid
Illative	moivái	moivviide
Locative	moivvis	moivviin
Comitative	moivviin	moivviiguin
Essive	moivin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person moiván moiváme moivámet 2nd person moivát moiváde moivádet 3rd person moivis moiviska moiviset

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