Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ëvtë.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈovːta-/

Prefix

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ovda-

  1. fore-, front

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