dávvir

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tāvērē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dávvir

  1. thing, item
  2. possession, treasure, valuable
  3. wealth, fortune

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative dávvir
Genitive dávvira
Singular Plural
Nominative dávvir dávvirat
Accusative dávvira dávviriid
Genitive dávvira dávviriid
Illative dávvirii dávviriidda
Locative dávviris dávviriin
Comitative dávviriin dávviriiguin
Essive dávvirin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dávviran dávvireamẹ dávvireamẹt
2nd person dávvirat dávvireattẹ dávvireattẹt
3rd person dávviris dávvireaskkạ dávvireasẹt

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