čeavži

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *čeavčē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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čeavži

  1. hock (joint, of reindeer or other animal)

Inflection

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Even i-stem, -vžž gradation
Nominative čeavži
Genitive čeavžži
čeavžžẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative čeavži čeavžžit
Accusative čeavžži čēvžžiid
Genitive čeavžži
čeavžžẹ
čēvžžiid
Illative čeavžái čēvžžiide
Locative čeavžžis čēvžžiin
Comitative čēvžžiin čēvžžiiguin
Essive čeavžin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čeavžán čeavžáme čeavžámet
2nd person čeavžát čeavžáde čeavžádet
3rd person čeavžis čeavžiska čeavžiset

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