buvru

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Finnish puuro, from Proto-Finnic *putro.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpuvːruː/

Noun[edit]

buvru

  1. porridge

Inflection[edit]

Even u-stem, vr-vrr gradation
Nominative buvru
Genitive buvrru
buvrrọ
Singular Plural
Nominative buvru buvrrut
Accusative buvrru buvrrūid
Genitive buvrru
buvrrọ
buvrrūid
Illative buvrui buvrrūide
Locative buvrrus buvrrūin
Comitative buvrrūin buvrrūiguin
Essive buvrun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person buvron buvrome buvromet
2nd person buvrot buvrode buvrodet
3rd person buvrus buvruska buvruset

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