Lule Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *neavrē.

Adjective

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nievrre

  1. bad, poor
  2. miserable

Inflection

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Even e-stem, vrr-vr gradation
Attributive nievres
Nominative nievrre
Genitive nievre
Attributive nievres
Singular Plural
Nominative nievrre nievre
Accusative nievrev nievrijt
Genitive nievre nievrij
Illative nävrráj nievrijda
Inessive nievren nievrijn
Elative nievres nievrijs
Comitative nievrijn nievrij
Abessive nievredagá
nievredagi
nievrijdagá
nievrijdagi
Essive nievrren

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • 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