vuolli

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vuolē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vuolli

  1. downriver, downstream part of a river
  2. (in case forms and derivations) underside, lower part

Inflection

Even i-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative vuolli
Genitive vuoli
vuolẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative vuolli vuolit
Accusative vuoli vūliid
Genitive vuoli
vuolẹ
vūliid
Illative vuollái vūliide
Locative vuolis vūliin
Comitative vūliin vūliiguin
Essive vuollin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person vuollán vuolláme vuollámet
2nd person vuollát vuolláde vuolládet
3rd person vuollis vuolliska vuolliset

Derived terms

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