sarvva

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sërvë.

Noun

sarvva

1. elk, moose, Alces alces

Inflection

Even a-stem, rvv-rv gradation
Nominative	sarvva
Genitive	sarva
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sarvva	sarva
Accusative	sarvav	sarvajt
Genitive	sarva	sarvaj
Illative	sarvvaj	sarvajda
Inessive	sarvan	sarvajn
Elative	sarvas	sarvajs
Comitative	sarvajn	sarvaj
Abessive	sarvadagá sarvadagi	sarvajdagá sarvajdagi
Essive	sarvvan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person sarvvam sarvvama sarvvama 2nd person sarvvat sarvvada sarvvada 3rd person sarvvas sarvvaska sarvvasa

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

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsarvva/

Etymology 1

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Noun

sarvva

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Inflection

Odd, rv-rvv gradation
Nominative	sarvva
Genitive	sarvaga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sarvva	sarvagat
Accusative	sarvaga	sarvagiid
Genitive	sarvaga	sarvagiid
Illative	sarvagii	sarvagiidda
Locative	sarvagis	sarvagiin
Comitative	sarvagiin	sarvagiiguin
Essive	sarvvan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person sarvagan sarvageamẹ sarvageamẹt 2nd person sarvagat sarvageattẹ sarvageattẹt 3rd person sarvagis sarvageaskkạ sarvageasẹt

Even a-stem, no gradation
Nominative	sarvva
Genitive	sarvva
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sarvva	sarvvat
Accusative	sarvva	sarvvaid
Genitive	sarvva	sarvvaid
Illative	sarvvii	sarvvaide
Locative	sarvvas	sarvvain
Comitative	sarvvain	sarvvaiguin
Essive	sarvvan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person sarvvan sarvvame sarvvamet 2nd person sarvvat sarvvade sarvvadet 3rd person sarvvas sarvvaska sarvvaset

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

sarvva

1. accusative/genitive singular of sarva