arvu

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈarːvuː/

Etymology

From arvat +‎ -u.

Noun

arvu

1. energy, willpower

   Synonym: arva

Inflection

Even u-stem, rv-rvv gradation
Nominative	arvu
Genitive	arvvu arvvọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	arvu	arvvut
Accusative	arvvu	arvvūid
Genitive	arvvu arvvọ	arvvūid
Illative	arvui	arvvūide
Locative	arvvus	arvvūin
Comitative	arvvūin	arvvūiguin
Essive	arvun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person arvon arvome arvomet 2nd person arvot arvode arvodet 3rd person arvus arvuska arvuset

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