roavgu

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *roaŋvō.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

roavgu

  1. hide, pelt

Inflection[edit]

Even u-stem, vg-vgg gradation
Nominative roavgu
Genitive roavggu
roavggọ
Singular Plural
Nominative roavgu roavggut
Accusative roavggu roavggūid
Genitive roavggu
roavggọ
roavggūid
Illative rōvgui roavggūide
Locative roavggus roavggūin
Comitative roavggūin roavggūiguin
Essive roavgun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person rōvgon rōvgome rōvgomet
2nd person rōvgot rōvgode rōvgodet
3rd person roavgus roavguska roavguset

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