tsievve

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ceavē.

Noun

tsievve

  1. snow that is dense enough to carry a reindeer

Inflection

Even e-stem, vv-v gradation
Nominative tsievve
Genitive tsieve
Singular Plural
Nominative tsievve tsieve
Accusative tsievev tsievijt
Genitive tsieve tsievij
Illative tsävváj tsievijda
Inessive tsieven tsievijn
Elative tsieves tsievijs
Comitative tsievijn tsievij
Abessive tsievedagá
tsievedagi
tsievijdagá
tsievijdagi
Essive tsievven
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person tsävvám tsävváma tsävváma
2nd person tsävvát tsävváda tsävváda
3rd person tsievves tsievveska tsievvesa

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

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ceavē.

Noun

tsievve

  1. snow that is dense enough to carry a reindeer

Inflection

Even e-stem, vv-v gradation
Nominative tsievve
Genitive tsieve
Singular Plural
Nominative tsievve tsieve
Accusative tsievev tsevijt
Genitive tsieve tsevij
Illative tsievváj tsevijda
Inessive tsieven tsevijn
Elative tsievest
tsieves
tsevijst
tsevijs
Comitative tsevijn tsevij
Essive tsievven

Further reading

  • tsievve in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (Pite Sami word list)
  • 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