motiiva

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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motiiva

  1. motive

Inflection

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Even a-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative motiiva
Genitive motiivva
Singular Plural
Nominative motiiva motiivvat
Accusative motiivva motiivvaid
Genitive motiivva motiivvaid
Illative motiivii motiivvaide
Locative motiivvas motiivvain
Comitative motiivvain motiivvaiguin
Essive motiivan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person motiivan motiivame motiivamet
2nd person motiivat motiivade motiivadet
3rd person motiivas motiivaska motiivaset
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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