bajándávgi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From baján (“thunder”) +‎ dávgi (“bow”).

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpajaːnˌtaːvːkiː/

Noun

bajándávgi

  1. rainbow
    Synonym: arvedávgi

Inflection

Even i-stem, vg-vgg gradation
Nominative bajándávgi
Genitive bajándávggi
bajándávggẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative bajándávgi bajándávggit
Accusative bajándávggi bajándávggiid
Genitive bajándávggi
bajándávggẹ 		bajándávggiid
Illative bajándávgái bajándávggiide
Locative bajándávggis bajándávggiin
Comitative bajándávggiin bajándávggiiguin
Essive bajándávgin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bajándávgán bajándávgáme bajándávgámet
2nd person bajándávgát bajándávgáde bajándávgádet
3rd person bajándávgis bajándávgiska bajándávgiset

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • bajándávgi at Giellatekno Webdict
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