beaiveloddi

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From beaivi +‎ loddi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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beaivẹloddi

  1. butterfly
    • 1989 March 1, Elle Márjá Vars, “Hálidin diehtit makkár olmmoš Leastadius lei”, in Sámi Áigi[1], volume 11, number 35, page 7:
      Lea čohkken moatte duhát beaivelotti. -Livččii vuogas jus mun ge oaččun beaivelotti iežan nammii, bogostallá ieš.
      He has collected a couple thousand butterflies. "It would be nice if I also get a butterfly to my name", he chuckles to himself.
    • 2000, Gisle Grimeland, Unni Oxaal, Kari Synnes, Suonjar, sohkar ja servvolašvuohta[2], Landbruksforlaget, →ISBN, page 39:
      Maria Sibylla Merian, guhte elii jagiin 1646-1717, lei vuosttaš guhte fuomášii ahte beaivelottit vuos leat monnin (čivrrusin), šaddet dasto máhtun, divregoahtin ja de easka beaiveloddin.
      Maria Sibylla Merian, who lived in the years 1646-1717, was the first person who discovered that butterflies are eggs (spawn) at first, thereafter becoming larvae, cocoons and finally butterflies.
    • 2024, Mirja Palo (lyrics and music), “Beaivelotti soajit”, in Riegádahttin[3]:
      Beaivelotti soajit lihkket mu siste / Nu geahppasit eai báljo dovdo
      The wings of the butterfly move inside me / So light, they are barely felt

Inflection

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Even i-stem, dd-tt gradation
Nominative beaivẹloddi
Genitive beaivẹlotti
beaivẹlottẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative beaivẹloddi beaivẹlottit
Accusative beaivẹlotti beaivẹlottiid
Genitive beaivẹlotti
beaivẹlottẹ
beaivẹlottiid
Illative beaivẹloddái beaivẹlottiide
Locative beaivẹlottis beaivẹlottiin
Comitative beaivẹlottiin beaivẹlottiiguin
Essive beaivẹloddin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person beaivẹloddán beaivẹloddáme beaivẹloddámet
2nd person beaivẹloddát beaivẹloddáde beaivẹloddádet
3rd person beaivẹloddis beaivẹloddiska beaivẹloddiset
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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland