sváles

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See also: svales

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *fālēs.

Noun

sváles

  1. whale

Inflection

Contracted e-stem, lˈl-l gradation
Nominative sváles
Genitive sválˈlá
Singular Plural
Nominative sváles sválˈlá
Accusative sválˈláv sválˈláj
Genitive sválˈlá sválˈlájt
Illative sválˈláj sválˈlájda
Inessive sválˈlán sválˈlájn
Elative sválˈlás sválˈlájs
Comitative sválˈlájn sválˈláj
Abessive sválˈládagá
sválˈládagi
sválˈlájdagá
sválˈlájdagi
Essive sválen
sválˈlán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sválˈlám sválˈláma sválˈláma
2nd person sválˈlát sválˈláda sválˈláda
3rd person sválˈlás sválˈláska sválˈlása

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