vátjav

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vāčëm.

Noun

vátjav

  1. reindeer cow

Inflection

Odd, htj-tj gradation
Nominative vátjav
Genitive váhtjama
Singular Plural
Nominative vátjav váhtjama
Accusative váhtjamav váhtjamijt
Genitive váhtjama váhtjamij
Illative váhtjamij váhtjamijda
Inessive váhtjamin váhtjamijn
Elative váhtjamis váhtjamijs
Comitative váhtjamijn váhtjamij
Abessive váhtjamadagá
váhtjamadagi
váhtjamijdagá
váhtjamijdagi
Essive vátjan
váhtjamin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person váhtjamim
váhtjamam
váhtjamimme váhtjamimme
2nd person váhtjamit
váhtjamat
váhtjamihtte váhtjamihtte
3rd person váhtjamis váhtjamiska váhtjamisá

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