Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnuo̯rvvuː/

Noun edit

nuorvvu

  1. cold (illness)

Inflection edit

Contracted u-stem, rv-rvv gradation
Nominative nuorvvu
Genitive nūrvo
Singular Plural
Nominative nuorvvu nūrvot
Accusative nūrvo nūrvuid
Genitive nūrvo nūrvuid
Illative nūrvui nūrvuide
Locative nūrvos nūrvuin
Comitative nūrvuin nūrvuiguin
Essive nuorvvun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person nūrvon nūrvome nūrvomet
2nd person nūrvot nūrvode nūrvodet
3rd person nūrvos nūrvoska nūrvoset

Further reading edit

  • 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