rávdu

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *rāvtō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rávdu

  1. Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus

Inflection

Even u-stem, vd-vdd gradation
Nominative rávdu
Genitive rávddu
rávddọ
Singular Plural
Nominative rávdu rávddut
Accusative rávddu rávddūid
Genitive rávddu
rávddọ
rávddūid
Illative rávdui rávddūide
Locative rávddus rávddūin
Comitative rávddūin rávddūiguin
Essive rávdun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person rávdon rávdome rávdomet
2nd person rávdot rávdode rávdodet
3rd person rávdus rávduska rávduset

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