beaiveloddi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From beaivi +‎ loddi.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpe̯ajːveˌlodːdiː/

Noun

beaivẹloddi

1. butterfly
   • 1989 March 1, Elle Márjá Vars, “Hálidin diehtit makkár olmmoš Leastadius lei”, in Sámi Áigi‎^[1], volume 11, number 35, page 7:

     Lea čohkken moatte duhát beaivelotti. -Livččii vuogas jus mun ge oaččun beaivelotti iežan nammii, bogostallá ieš.

     He has collected a couple thousand butterflies. "It would be nice if I also get a butterfly to my name", he chuckles to himself.

   • 2000, Gisle Grimeland, Unni Oxaal, Kari Synnes, Suonjar, sohkar ja servvolašvuohta‎^[2], Landbruksforlaget, →ISBN, page 39:

     Maria Sibylla Merian, guhte elii jagiin 1646-1717, lei vuosttaš guhte fuomášii ahte beaivelottit vuos leat monnin (čivrrusin), šaddet dasto máhtun, divregoahtin ja de easka beaiveloddin.

     Maria Sibylla Merian, who lived in the years 1646-1717, was the first person who discovered that butterflies are eggs (spawn) at first, thereafter becoming larvae, cocoons and finally butterflies.

   • 2024, Mirja Palo (lyrics and music), “Beaivelotti soajit”, in Riegádahttin‎^[3]:

     Beaivelotti soajit lihkket mu siste / Nu geahppasit eai báljo dovdo

     The wings of the butterfly move inside me / So light, they are barely felt

Inflection

Even i-stem, dd-tt gradation
Nominative	beaivẹloddi
Genitive	beaivẹlotti beaivẹlottẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	beaivẹloddi	beaivẹlottit
Accusative	beaivẹlotti	beaivẹlottiid
Genitive	beaivẹlotti beaivẹlottẹ	beaivẹlottiid
Illative	beaivẹloddái	beaivẹlottiide
Locative	beaivẹlottis	beaivẹlottiin
Comitative	beaivẹlottiin	beaivẹlottiiguin
Essive	beaivẹloddin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person beaivẹloddán beaivẹloddáme beaivẹloddámet 2nd person beaivẹloddát beaivẹloddáde beaivẹloddádet 3rd person beaivẹloddis beaivẹloddiska beaivẹloddiset

Related terms

• idjaloddi

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland