avvi

Northern Sami

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *ëvē.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈavviː/

Noun

avvi

1. belt

Inflection

Even i-stem, vv-v gradation
Nominative	avvi
Genitive	avi avẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	avvi	avit
Accusative	avi	aviid
Genitive	avi avẹ	aviid
Illative	avvái	aviide
Locative	avis	aviin
Comitative	aviin	aviiguin
Essive	avvin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person avván avváme avvámet 2nd person avvát avváde avvádet 3rd person avvis avviska avviset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈavːviː/

Verb

avˈvi

1. second-person dual imperative of avvit

Participle

avˈvi

1. present participle of avvit