guovttis
Northern Sami
| 20 | ||
| 2 | 3 → | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: guokte Nominal: guvtteš Ordinal: nubbi Adverbial: guktii Collective: guovttis, guovttos Fractional: bealli | ||
Etymology
Noun
guovttis
- A duo, pair, twosome; a group of two people.
- Guovttis eaba ožžon bálkáhuvvon virgelobi.[1]
- Two did not receive paid leave.
- 1866, Volrat Vogt, “Adam ja Eva”, in Bibbalhistoria ja vehas̓ girko historiast[2] (overall work in Danish and Northern Sami), Christiania: Brøgger & Christie, via National Library of Norway, page 15:
- Damditi galgga boadnja guođđet su ac̓es je su ædnes ja orro bissovaʒ̓ʒ̓an su akas lutte, ja dak guovtes galggaba læt okta.
- [Dan dihte galggá boadnjá guođđiit su áhčis ja su eatnis ja orro bissovaččan su áhkás luhtte, ja dat guovttis galggaba leat okta.]
- [original: Derfor ſkal Manden forlade ſin Fader og ſin Moder og blive faſt hos ſin Huſtru, og de to ſkulle være Eet.]
- Therefore the husband shall leave his father and his mother and stay with his wife, and the two shall become one.
- 1991, Johanne Gaup, Káren Elle Gaup, Doaibmaevttohusat sámi giellalága čađaheami oktavuođas, Sámi Instituhtta, via National Library of Norway, page 35:
- 7 diehtoaddis ii leat makkárge sámegieloahppu. Guoktásis leamaš sámegiella vuosttašgiellan vuođđoskuvllas.
- 7 informants have no Sámi language education. Two have had Sámi as a first language in primary school.
- 2024 October 23, “Sea Queen gájui guoktása”, in Ávvir, volume 16, number 200, via National Library of Norway, page 6:
- [Bajilčállagis:] Sea Queen gájui guoktása
- [Title:] Sea Queen Rescues Two
Inflection
| Odd, kt-vtt gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | guovttis | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | guoktása | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | guovttis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | guoktása | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | guoktása | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | guoktásii | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | guoktásis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | guoktásiin | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | guovttisin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland