neavri

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *neavrē.

Adjective

neavri (comparative neavrrit, superlative neavrrimus)

1. bad, poor (of low quality)
2. bad, evil
3. wanton

Inflection

Even i-stem, vr-vrr gradation
Attributive	neavrrẹs
Nominative	neavri
Genitive	neavrri
Attributive	neavrrẹs
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	neavri	neavrrit
Accusative	neavrri	nēvrriid
Genitive	neavrri	nēvrriid
Illative	neavrái	nēvrriide
Locative	neavrris	nēvrriin
Comitative	nēvrriin	nēvrriiguin
Essive	neavrin

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

Etymology 2

Substantivisation of the adjective neavri.

Noun

neavri

1. devil, Satan

Inflection

Even i-stem, vr-vrr gradation
Nominative	neavri
Genitive	neavrri neavrrẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	neavri	neavrrit
Accusative	neavrri	nēvrriid
Genitive	neavrri neavrrẹ	nēvrriid
Illative	neavrái	nēvrriide
Locative	neavrris	nēvrriin
Comitative	nēvrriin	nēvrriiguin
Essive	neavrin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person neavrán neavráme neavrámet 2nd person neavrát neavráde neavrádet 3rd person neavris neavriska neavriset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 3

From the noun neavri used as an expletive.

Interjection

neavri

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Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland