veaiva

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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veaiva

  1. crank (rotating tool)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative veaiva
Genitive veaivva
Singular Plural
Nominative veaiva veaivvat
Accusative veaivva veaivvaid
Genitive veaivva veaivvaid
Illative vēivii veaivvaide
Locative veaivvas veaivvain
Comitative veaivvain veaivvaiguin
Essive veaivan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person veaivan veaivame veaivamet
2nd person veaivat veaivade veaivadet
3rd person veaivas veaivaska veaivaset

Further reading

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  • 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