muvra

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmuvːra/

Noun

muvra

1. wall
2. cairn

Inflection

Even a-stem, vr-vrr gradation
Nominative	muvra
Genitive	muvrra
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	muvra	muvrrat
Accusative	muvrra	muvrraid
Genitive	muvrra	muvrraid
Illative	muvrii	muvrraide
Locative	muvrras	muvrrain
Comitative	muvrrain	muvrraiguin
Essive	muvran
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person muvran muvrame muvramet 2nd person muvrat muvrade muvradet 3rd person muvras muvraska muvraset

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