aivve

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish aivan.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈajvve/

Adverb

aivvẹ

1. only, merely, just
2. quite, rather

Derived terms

• aivvẹfal

Further reading

• 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