hávdi

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)āvtē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hávdi

  1. grave, tomb

Inflection

Even i-stem, vd-vdd gradation
Nominative hávdi
Genitive hávddi
hávddẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative hávdi hávddit
Accusative hávddi hávddiid
Genitive hávddi
hávddẹ 		hávddiid
Illative hávdái hávddiide
Locative hávddis hávddiin
Comitative hávddiin hávddiiguin
Essive hávdin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person hávdán hávdáme hávdámet
2nd person hávdát hávdáde hávdádet
3rd person hávdis hávdiska hávdiset

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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