veaiva

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈvea̯jːva/

Noun

veaiva

1. crank (rotating tool)

Inflection

Even a-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative	veaiva
Genitive	veaivva
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	veaiva	veaivvat
Accusative	veaivva	veaivvaid
Genitive	veaivva	veaivvaid
Illative	vēivii	veaivvaide
Locative	veaivvas	veaivvain
Comitative	veaivvain	veaivvaiguin
Essive	veaivan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person veaivan veaivame veaivamet 2nd person veaivat veaivade veaivadet 3rd person veaivas veaivaska veaivaset

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