sarva

See also: सर्व

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sërvë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsarːva/

Noun

sarva

1. moose

Inflection

Even a-stem, rv-rvv gradation
Nominative	sarva
Genitive	sarvva
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sarva	sarvvat
Accusative	sarvva	sarvvaid
Genitive	sarvva	sarvvaid
Illative	sarvii	sarvvaide
Locative	sarvvas	sarvvain
Comitative	sarvvain	sarvvaiguin
Essive	sarvan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person sarvan sarvame sarvamet 2nd person sarvat sarvade sarvadet 3rd person sarvas sarvaska sarvaset

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

Southern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sërvēs.

Noun

sarva

1. reindeer bull

Inflection

Even a-stem
Nominative	sarva
Genitive	sarvan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sarva	sarvah
Accusative	sarvam	sarvide
Genitive	sarvan	sarvaj
Illative	sarvese sarvase	sarvide
Inessive	sarvesne	sarvine
Elative	sarveste	sarvijste
Comitative	sarvine	sarvajgujmie
Essive	sarvine

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland