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guovla

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *kuoplë.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkuo̯vːla/

Noun

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guovla

  1. overhanging snowdrift

Inflection

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Even a-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative guovla
Genitive guovlla
Singular Plural
Nominative guovla guovllat
Accusative guovlla guovllaid
Genitive guovlla guovllaid
Illative gūvlii guovllaide
Locative guovllas guovllain
Comitative guovllain guovllaiguin
Essive guovlan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person guovlan guovlame guovlamet
2nd person guovlat guovlade guovladet
3rd person guovlas guovlaska guovlaset

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