buolva

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *puolvë.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

buolva

  1. knee
  2. generation

Inflection

Even a-stem, lv-lvv gradation
Nominative buolva
Genitive buolvva
Singular Plural
Nominative buolva buolvvat
Accusative buolvva buolvvaid
Genitive buolvva buolvvaid
Illative būlvii buolvvaide
Locative buolvvas buolvvain
Comitative buolvvain buolvvaiguin
Essive buolvan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person buolvan buolvame buolvamet
2nd person buolvat buolvade buolvadet
3rd person buolvas buolvaska buolvaset

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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