dálvi

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *tālvē.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

dálvi

  1. winter

Inflection[edit]

Even i-stem, lv-lvv gradation
Nominative dálvi
Genitive dálvvi
dálvvẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative dálvi dálvvit
Accusative dálvvi dálvviid
Genitive dálvvi
dálvvẹ
dálvviid
Illative dálvái dálvviide
Locative dálvvis dálvviin
Comitative dálvviin dálvviiguin
Essive dálvin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dálván dálváme dálvámet
2nd person dálvát dálváde dálvádet
3rd person dálvis dálviska dálviset

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Seasons in Northern Sami · jagiáiggit (layout · text) · category
giđđa (spring) geassi (summer) čakča (autumn) dálvi (winter)

Further reading[edit]

  • 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