таввь

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tëvē, from Proto-Uralic *tiwä. Related to Finnish syvä. Compare Northern Sami davvi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

таввь (tavv’)

  1. (obsolete) north
    Synonym: таввял (tavvjal)

Inflection

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Coordinate terms

(compass points)

вуэррьял-таввял (vuerr’’al-tavvjal) таввял (tavvjal)
таввь (tavv’)
нуҏҏьт-таввял (nur̥r̥’t-tavvjal)
вуэррьял (vuerr’’al) нуҏҏьт (nur̥r̥’t)
вуэррьял-соа̄ййв (vuerr’’al-sååjjv) соа̄ййв (sååjjv)
соа̄ввьй (sååvv’j)
нуҏҏьт-соа̄ййв (nur̥r̥’t-sååjjv)


Derived terms

Adjective

таввь (tavv’)

  1. northern

Further reading

  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “таввь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь, Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway