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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Noun

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sruva

  1. screw (clarification of this definition is needed)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, no gradation
Nominative sruva
Genitive sruva
Singular Plural
Nominative sruva sruvat
Accusative sruva sruvaid
Genitive sruva sruvaid
Illative sruvii sruvaide
Locative sruvas sruvain
Comitative sruvain sruvaiguin
Essive sruvan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sruvan sruvame sruvamet
2nd person sruvat sruvade sruvadet
3rd person sruvas sruvaska sruvaset

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