ruovdi

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *ruovtē, from Pre-Samic *rawta, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz (red), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ruovdi

  1. iron (metal)

Inflection[edit]

Even i-stem, vd-vdd gradation
Nominative ruovdi
Genitive ruovddi
ruovddẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative ruovdi ruovddit
Accusative ruovddi rūvddiid
Genitive ruovddi
ruovddẹ
rūvddiid
Illative ruovdái rūvddiide
Locative ruovddis rūvddiin
Comitative rūvddiin rūvddiiguin
Essive ruovdin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ruovdán ruovdáme ruovdámet
2nd person ruovdát ruovdáde ruovdádet
3rd person ruovdis ruovdiska ruovdiset

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