коввэ

Ter Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kuva, from Proto-Germanic *skuwwô.

Cognates include Northern Sami govva, Inari Sami koṿe and Kildin Sami коввэ (kovve).

Noun

коввэ (kovve)

1. form, manner

   та̂ннӭ коввэ лӣ ― tâ̂nn’e kovve lī ― alike, like it

   талле ковэль ― tâllʼe kovelʼ ― in this way, in this manner

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kovvɛ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 154
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kovvɛ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland