ovdal

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëvtëlēn.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈovːtal/

Adverb

ovdal

  1. before, previously, earlier
  2. rather, sooner

Preposition

ovdal

  1. before, previous to, earlier than

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