ávus

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See also: avus

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaːvuːs/

Noun

ávus

  1. (clarification of this definition is needed) space
  2. outer space

Inflection

Odd, vv-v gradation
Nominative ávus
Genitive ávvosa
Singular Plural
Nominative ávus ávvosat
Accusative ávvosa ávvosiid
Genitive ávvosa ávvosiid
Illative ávvosii ávvosiidda
Locative ávvosis ávvosiin
Comitative ávvosiin ávvosiiguin
Essive ávusin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ávvosan ávvoseamẹ ávvoseamẹt
2nd person ávvosat ávvoseattẹ ávvoseattẹt
3rd person ávvosis ávvoseaskkạ ávvoseasẹt

Derived terms

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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