ávdda

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)āvtë.

Noun

ávdda

  1. common eider, Somateria mollissima

Inflection

Even a-stem, vdd-vd gradation
Nominative ávdda
Genitive ávda
Singular Plural
Nominative ávdda ávda
Accusative ávdav ávdajt
Genitive ávda ávdaj
Illative ávddaj ávdajda
Inessive ávdan ávdajn
Elative ávdas ávdajs
Comitative ávdajn ávdaj
Abessive ávdadagá
ávdadagi 		ávdajdagá
ávdajdagi
Essive ávddan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ávddam ávddama ávddama
2nd person ávddat ávddada ávddada
3rd person ávddas ávddaska ávddasa

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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