Northern Sami

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈrujːviː/

Noun

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ruivi

  1. mess, disorder

Inflection

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Even i-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative ruivi
Genitive ruivvi
ruivvẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative ruivi ruivvit
Accusative ruivvi ruivviid
Genitive ruivvi
ruivvẹ
ruivviid
Illative ruivái ruivviide
Locative ruivvis ruivviin
Comitative ruivviin ruivviiguin
Essive ruivin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ruiván ruiváme ruivámet
2nd person ruivát ruiváde ruivádet
3rd person ruivis ruiviska ruiviset

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