guovda

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuovtë.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

guovda

  1. middle, half

Inflection

Even a-stem, vd-vdd gradation
Nominative guovda
Genitive guovdda
Singular Plural
Nominative guovda guovddat
Accusative guovdda guovddaid
Genitive guovdda guovddaid
Illative gūvdii guovddaide
Locative guovddas guovddain
Comitative guovddain guovddaiguin
Essive guovdan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person guovdan guovdame guovdamet
2nd person guovdat guovdade guovdadet
3rd person guovdas guovdaska guovdaset

Derived terms

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