dearvvaš

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Either from Finnish terve or its ancestor, Proto-Finnic *terveh.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

dearvvaš (comparative dearvašit, superlative dearvašeamos)

1. healthy, well, sound

Inflection

Odd, rv-rvv gradation
Attributive	dearvvaš
Nominative	dearvvaš
Genitive	dearvaša
Attributive	dearvvaš
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dearvvaš	dearvašat
Accusative	dearvaša	dearvašiid
Genitive	dearvaša	dearvašiid
Illative	dearvašii	dearvašiidda
Locative	dearvašis	dearvašiin
Comitative	dearvašiin	dearvašiiguin
Essive	dearvvašin

Related terms

• dearvva

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