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Northern Sami
Etymology
guovva- + mánnu (“month”). The first elemement is borrowed from Old Norse Gói,[1] the fifth month in the Icelandic calendar that partly spans February. Parallel to Lule Sami guovvamánno.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkuo̯vvaˌmaːnnuː/
Noun
guovvamánnu
- February
Inflection
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) ođđajagimánnu, guovvamánnu, njukčamánnu, cuoŋọmánnu, miessẹmánnu, geassẹmánnu, suoidnẹmánnu, borgẹmánnu, čakčamánnu, golggotmánnu, skábmamánnu, juovlamánnu (Category: se:Months)
References
- ^ Just Knud Qvigstad (1893) Nordische Lehnwörter im Lappischen (in German), Christiania: Grøndahl & Søn, page 184: “guovva-, [...] Februar = anw. gói, f. ― guovva-, February = Old Norwegian gói, f.”
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