čivhli

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Samic *čivlē

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

čivhli

  1. pimple, zit

Inflection[edit]

Even i-stem, vhl-vhll gradation
Nominative čivhli
Genitive čivhlli
čivhllẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative čivhli čivhllit
Accusative čivhlli čivhlliid
Genitive čivhlli
čivhllẹ
čivhlliid
Illative čivhlái čivhlliide
Locative čivhllis čivhlliin
Comitative čivhlliin čivhlliiguin
Essive čivhlin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čivhlán čivhláme čivhlámet
2nd person čivhlát čivhláde čivhládet
3rd person čivhlis čivhliska čivhliset

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