neavvu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *neavō. Related to Finnish neuvo.

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnea̯vvuː/

Noun

neavvu

  1. tool, implement

Inflection

Even u-stem, no gradation
Nominative neavvu
Genitive neavvu
neavvọ
Singular Plural
Nominative neavvu neavvut
Accusative neavvu neavvūid
Genitive neavvu
neavvọ
neavvūid
Illative nēvvui neavvūide
Locative neavvus neavvūin
Comitative neavvūin neavvūiguin
Essive neavvun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person nēvvon nēvvome nēvvomet
2nd person nēvvot nēvvode nēvvodet
3rd person neavvus neavvuska neavvuset

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