suvrris

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsuvrriːs/

Adjective

suvrris (comparative suvrásit, superlative suvráseamos)

1. sour, acid

Inflection

Odd, vr-vrr gradation
Attributive	suvrra
Nominative	suvrris
Genitive	suvrása
Attributive	suvrra
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	suvrris	suvrásat
Accusative	suvrása	suvrásiid
Genitive	suvrása	suvrásiid
Illative	suvrásii	suvrásiidda
Locative	suvrásis	suvrásiin
Comitative	suvrásiin	suvrásiiguin
Essive	suvrrisin

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