čeavži

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čeavčē.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃea̯vːt͡ʃiː/

Noun

čeavži

1. hock (joint, of reindeer or other animal)

Inflection

Even i-stem, vž-vžž gradation
Nominative	čeavži
Genitive	čeavžži čeavžžẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	čeavži	čeavžžit
Accusative	čeavžži	čēvžžiid
Genitive	čeavžži čeavžžẹ	čēvžžiid
Illative	čeavžái	čēvžžiide
Locative	čeavžžis	čēvžžiin
Comitative	čēvžžiin	čēvžžiiguin
Essive	čeavžin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person čeavžán čeavžáme čeavžámet 2nd person čeavžát čeavžáde čeavžádet 3rd person čeavžis čeavžiska čeavžiset

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