távval

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian tavle, Swedish tavla.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaːvval/

Noun

távval

1. slate, tablet
2. blackboard

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	távval
Genitive	távvala
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	távval	távvalat
Accusative	távvala	távvaliid
Genitive	távvala	távvaliid
Illative	távvalii	távvaliidda
Locative	távvalis	távvaliin
Comitative	távvaliin	távvaliiguin
Essive	távvalin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person távvalan távvaleamẹ távvaleamẹt 2nd person távvalat távvaleattẹ távvaleattẹt 3rd person távvalis távvaleaskkạ távvaleasẹt

Alternative forms

• dávval

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