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avvi

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Northern Sami

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Samic *ëvē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈavviː/

Noun

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avvi

  1. belt
Inflection
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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
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  • 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

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈavːviː/

Verb

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avˈvi

  1. second-person dual imperative of avvit

Participle

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avˈvi

  1. present participle of avvit