sivlu

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sivlō.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsivːluː/

Noun

sivlu

  1. awl

Inflection

Even u-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative sivlu
Genitive sivllu
sivllọ
Singular Plural
Nominative sivlu sivllut
Accusative sivllu sivllūid
Genitive sivllu
sivllọ 		sivllūid
Illative sivlui sivllūide
Locative sivllus sivllūin
Comitative sivllūin sivllūiguin
Essive sivlun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sivlon sivlome sivlomet
2nd person sivlot sivlode sivlodet
3rd person sivlus sivluska sivluset

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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