ovdal

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëvtëlēn.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈovːtal/

Adverb

ovdal

  1. before, previously, earlier
  2. rather, sooner

Preposition

ovdal

  1. before, previous to, earlier than

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