cieʹvv

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Skolt Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ceavē.

Noun

ciẹʹvv

  1. snow that is dense enough to carry a reindeer

Inflection

Even e-stem, vv-v gradation
Nominative ciẹʹvv
Genitive ceäʹv
Singular Plural
Nominative ciẹʹvv ceäʹv
Accusative ceäʹv cieʹvid
Genitive ceäʹv cieʹvi
Illative ceävˈva cieʹvid
Locative ceäʹvest cieʹvin
Comitative cieʹvin cieʹvivuiʹm
Abessive ceäʹvtää cieʹvitää
Essive ciẹʹvven
Partitive ciẹʹvved
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

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