ávži

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *āvčē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ávži

  1. gorge

Inflection

Even i-stem, vž-vžž gradation
Nominative ávži
Genitive ávžži
ávžžẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative ávži ávžžit
Accusative ávžži ávžžiid
Genitive ávžži
ávžžẹ 		ávžžiid
Illative ávžái ávžžiide
Locative ávžžis ávžžiin
Comitative ávžžiin ávžžiiguin
Essive ávžin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ávžán ávžáme ávžámet
2nd person ávžát ávžáde ávžádet
3rd person ávžis ávžiska ávžiset

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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