lávki

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *lāvkkē.

Noun

lávki

  1. step (movement made by the feet)
Inflection
Even i-stem, vk-vkk gradation
Nominative lávki
Genitive lávkki
lávkkẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative lávki lávkkit
Accusative lávkki lávkkiid
Genitive lávkki
lávkkẹ
lávkkiid
Illative lávkái lávkkiide
Locative lávkkis lávkkiin
Comitative lávkkiin lávkkiiguin
Essive lávkin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person lávkán lávkáme lávkámet
2nd person lávkát lávkáde lávkádet
3rd person lávkis lávkiska lávkiset
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

Etymology 2

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Noun

lávki

  1. onion
Inflection
Even i-stem, vk-vkk gradation
Nominative lávki
Genitive lávkki
lávkkẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative lávki lávkkit
Accusative lávkki lávkkiid
Genitive lávkki
lávkkẹ
lávkkiid
Illative lávkái lávkkiide
Locative lávkkis lávkkiin
Comitative lávkkiin lávkkiiguin
Essive lávkin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person lávkán lávkáme lávkámet
2nd person lávkát lávkáde lávkádet
3rd person lávkis lávkiska lávkiset