dievvá

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtie̯vvaː/

Noun

dievvá

  1. heap, mound

Inflection
Even á-stem, vv-v gradation
Nominative dievvá
Genitive dievá
Singular Plural
Nominative dievvá dievát
Accusative dievá dieváid
Genitive dievá dieváid
Illative dievvái dieváide
Locative dievás dieváin
Comitative dieváin dieváiguin
Essive dievván
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dievván dievváme dievvámet
2nd person dievvát dievváde dievvádet
3rd person dievvás dievváska dievváset

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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