alvvalaš

Northern Sami

Etymology

From alva +‎ -laš.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈalvvalaʃ/

Adjective

alvvalaš (comparative alvvalit or alvvalaččat, superlative alvvaleamos or alvvalaččamus)

1. energetic, vigorous

Inflection

Even a-stem, žž-čč gradation
Attributive	alvvalaš
Nominative	alvvalaš
Genitive	alvvalačča
Attributive	alvvalaš
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alvvalaš	alvvalaččat
Accusative	alvvalačča	alvvalaččaid
Genitive	alvvalačča	alvvalaččaid
Illative	alvvalažžii	alvvalaččaide
Locative	alvvalaččas	alvvalaččain
Comitative	alvvalaččain	alvvalaččaiguin
Essive	alvvalažžan

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