positiiva

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

positiiva (comparative positiivvat, superlative positiivvamus)

1. positive

   Antonym: negatiiva

Inflection

Even a-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Attributive	positiiva
Nominative	positiiva
Genitive	positiivva
Attributive	positiiva
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	positiiva	positiivvat
Accusative	positiivva	positiivvaid
Genitive	positiivva	positiivvaid
Illative	positiivii	positiivvaide
Locative	positiivvas	positiivvain
Comitative	positiivvain	positiivvaiguin
Essive	positiivan

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