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Northern Sami
Etymology
From beaivi + loddi.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpe̯ajːveˌlodːdiː/
Noun
beaivẹloddi
- butterfly
1989 March 1, Elle Márjá Vars, “Hálidin diehtit makkár olmmoš Leastadius lei”, in Sámi Áigi, volume 11, number 35, page 7:Lea čohkken moatte duhát beaivelotti. -Livččii vuogas jus mun ge oaččun beaivelotti iežan nammii, bogostallá ieš.- He has collected a couple thousand butterflies. "It would be nice if I also get a butterfly to my name", he chuckles to himself.
2000, Gisle Grimeland, Unni Oxaal, Kari Synnes, Suonjar, sohkar ja servvolašvuohta, Landbruksforlaget, →ISBN, page 39:Maria Sibylla Merian, guhte elii jagiin 1646-1717, lei vuosttaš guhte fuomášii ahte beaivelottit vuos leat monnin (čivrrusin), šaddet dasto máhtun, divregoahtin ja de easka beaiveloddin.- Maria Sibylla Merian, who lived in the years 1646-1717, was the first person who discovered that butterflies are eggs (spawn) at first, thereafter becoming larvae, cocoons and finally butterflies.
2024, Mirja Palo (lyrics and music), “Beaivelotti soajit”, in Riegádahttin:Beaivelotti soajit lihkket mu siste / Nu geahppasit eai báljo dovdo- The wings of the butterfly move inside me / So light, they are barely felt
Inflection
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