ovdal

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ëvtëlēn.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈovːtal/

Adverb

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ovdal

  1. before, previously, earlier
  2. rather, sooner

Preposition

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ovdal

  1. before, previous to, earlier than

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