govva

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Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kuva, from Proto-Finnic *kuva.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkovva/

Noun

govva

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Inflection

Even a-stem, vv-v gradation
Nominative govva
Genitive gova
Singular Plural
Nominative govva govat
Accusative gova govaid
Genitive gova govaid
Illative govvii govaide
Locative govas govain
Comitative govain govaiguin
Essive govvan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person govvan govvame govvamet
2nd person govvat govvade govvadet
3rd person govvas govvaska govvaset

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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