guovvamánnu

Northern Sami

Etymology

guovva- +‎ mánnu (“month”). The first element is borrowed from Old Norse Gói, the fifth month in the Icelandic calendar that partly spans February. Parallel to Lule Sami guovvamánno.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkuo̯vvaˌmaːnnuː/

Noun

guovvamánnu

1. February

Inflection

Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative	guovvamánnu
Genitive	guovvamánu guovvamánọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	guovvamánnu	guovvamánut
Accusative	guovvamánu	guovvamánūid
Genitive	guovvamánu guovvamánọ	guovvamánūid
Illative	guovvamánnui	guovvamánūide
Locative	guovvamánus	guovvamánūin
Comitative	guovvamánūin	guovvamánūiguin
Essive	guovvamánnun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person guovvamánnon guovvamánnome guovvamánnomet 2nd person guovvamánnot guovvamánnode guovvamánnodet 3rd person guovvamánnus guovvamánnuska guovvamánnuset

See also

Gregorian calendar monthsedit

• ođđajagimánnu
• guovvamánnu
• njukčamánnu
• cuoŋọmánnu
• miessẹmánnu
• geassẹmánnu
• suoidnẹmánnu
• borgẹmánnu
• čakčamánnu
• golggotmánnu
• skábmamánnu
• juovlamánnu

Further reading

• 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