dorvu

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Finnish turva, from Proto-Finnic *turva.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtorːvuː/

Noun[edit]

dorvu

  1. safety, protection, refuge

Inflection[edit]

Even u-stem, rv-rvv gradation
Nominative dorvu
Genitive dorvvu
dorvvọ
Singular Plural
Nominative dorvu dorvvut
Accusative dorvvu dorvvūid
Genitive dorvvu
dorvvọ 		dorvvūid
Illative dorvui dorvvūide
Locative dorvvus dorvvūin
Comitative dorvvūin dorvvūiguin
Essive dorvun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dorvon dorvome dorvomet
2nd person dorvot dorvode dorvodet
3rd person dorvus dorvuska dorvuset

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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
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