čoarvi

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čoarvē.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɑ̯rːviː/

Noun

čoarvi

  1. horn
  2. antler

Inflection

Even i-stem, rv-rvv gradation
Nominative čoarvi
Genitive čoarvvi
čoarvvẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative čoarvi čoarvvit
Accusative čoarvvi čōrvviid
Genitive čoarvvi
čoarvvẹ 		čōrvviid
Illative čoarvái čōrvviide
Locative čoarvvis čōrvviin
Comitative čōrvviin čōrvviiguin
Essive čoarvin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čoarván čoarváme čoarvámet
2nd person čoarvát čoarváde čoarvádet
3rd person čoarvis čoarviska čoarviset

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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