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dorve

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish torvi.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtorːve/

Noun

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dorve

  1. horn (for making music/noise)

Inflection

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Even e-stem, rv-rvv gradation
Nominative dorve
Genitive dorvve
Singular Plural
Nominative dorve dorvvet
Accusative dorvve dorvviid
Genitive dorvve dorvviid
Illative dorvii dorvviide
Locative dorvves dorvviin
Comitative dorvviin dorvviiguin
Essive dorven
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dorven dorveme dorvemet
2nd person dorvet dorvede dorvedet
3rd person dorves dorveska dorveset

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