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arvedávgi

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From arvi (“rain”) +‎ dávgi (“bow”).

Pronunciation

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(Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈarːveˌtaːvːkiː/

Noun

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arvedávgi

  1. rainbow
    Synonym: bajándávgi

Inflection

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Even i-stem, vg-vgg gradation
Nominative arvedávgi
Genitive arvedávggi
arvedávggẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative arvedávgi arvedávggit
Accusative arvedávggi arvedávggiid
Genitive arvedávggi
arvedávggẹ
arvedávggiid
Illative arvedávgái arvedávggiide
Locative arvedávggis arvedávggiin
Comitative arvedávggiin arvedávggiiguin
Essive arvedávgin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person arvedávgán arvedávgáme arvedávgámet
2nd person arvedávgát arvedávgáde arvedávgádet
3rd person arvedávgis arvedávgiska arvedávgiset

Further reading

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  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • arvedávgi at Giellatekno Webdict