Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *seavńē + -at.

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

seavdnjat (comparative seavdnjadit, superlative seavdnjadeamos)

  1. dark

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
Attributive sēvdnjes
seavdnjadis
Nominative seavdnjat
Genitive seavdnjada
Attributive sēvdnjes
seavdnjadis
Singular Plural
Nominative seavdnjat seavdnjadat
Accusative seavdnjada seavdnjadiid
Genitive seavdnjada seavdnjadiid
Illative seavdnjadii seavdnjadiidda
Locative seavdnjadis seavdnjadiin
Comitative seavdnjadiin seavdnjadiiguin
Essive seavdnjadin

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