guovlu

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

guovlu

  1. area, region

Inflection[edit]

Even u-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative guovlu
Genitive guovllu
guovllọ
Singular Plural
Nominative guovlu guovllut
Accusative guovllu guovllūid
Genitive guovllu
guovllọ
guovllūid
Illative gūvlui guovllūide
Locative guovllus guovllūin
Comitative guovllūin guovllūiguin
Essive guovlun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gūvlon gūvlome gūvlomet
2nd person gūvlot gūvlode gūvlodet
3rd person guovlus guovluska guovluset

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