čuovga

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čuoŋvë.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

čuovga

  1. light (rays)

Inflection

Even a-stem, vg-vgg gradation
Nominative čuovga
Genitive čuovgga
Singular Plural
Nominative čuovga čuovggat
Accusative čuovgga čuovggaid
Genitive čuovgga čuovggaid
Illative čūvgii čuovggaide
Locative čuovggas čuovggain
Comitative čuovggain čuovggaiguin
Essive čuovgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čuovgan čuovgame čuovgamet
2nd person čuovgat čuovgade čuovgadet
3rd person čuovgas čuovgaska čuovgaset

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
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