muovla

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmuo̯vːla/

Noun

muovla

1. deep snow

Inflection

Even a-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative	muovla
Genitive	muovlla
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	muovla	muovllat
Accusative	muovlla	muovllaid
Genitive	muovlla	muovllaid
Illative	mūvlii	muovllaide
Locative	muovllas	muovllain
Comitative	muovllain	muovllaiguin
Essive	muovlan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person muovlan muovlame muovlamet 2nd person muovlat muovlade muovladet 3rd person muovlas muovlaska muovlaset

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