ávttje

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *āvčē.

Noun

ávttje

  1. gorge, canyon

Inflection

Even e-stem, vttj-vtj gradation
Nominative ávttje
Genitive ávtje
Singular Plural
Nominative ávttje ávtje
Accusative ávtjev ávtjijt
Genitive ávtje ávtjij
Illative ávttjáj ávtjijda
Inessive ávtjen ávtjijn
Elative ávtjes ávtjijs
Comitative ávtjijn ávtjij
Abessive ávtjedagá
ávtjedagi
ávtjijdagá
ávtjijdagi
Essive ávttjen
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ávttjám ávttjáma ávttjáma
2nd person ávttját ávttjáda ávttjáda
3rd person ávttjes ávttjeska ávttjesa

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