dávli

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tāplē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dávli

  1. droplet
  2. small stain

Inflection

Even i-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative dávli
Genitive dávlli
dávllẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative dávli dávllit
Accusative dávlli dávlliid
Genitive dávlli
dávllẹ
dávlliid
Illative dávlái dávlliide
Locative dávllis dávlliin
Comitative dávlliin dávlliiguin
Essive dávlin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dávlán dávláme dávlámet
2nd person dávlát dávláde dávládet
3rd person dávlis dávliska dávliset

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