sávri

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sāvrē.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːvːriː/

Adjective

sávri (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide])

1. durable, long-lasting
2. steadfast

Inflection

Even i-stem, vr-vrr gradation
Attributive	sávrrẹs
Nominative	sávri
Genitive	sávrri
Attributive	sávrrẹs
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sávri	sávrrit
Accusative	sávrri	sávrriid
Genitive	sávrri	sávrriid
Illative	sávrái	sávrriide
Locative	sávrris	sávrriin
Comitative	sávrriin	sávrriiguin
Essive	sávrin

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