sáiva

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *sāvjë.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsaːjːva/

Noun

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sáiva

  1. fresh water

Inflection

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Even a-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative sáiva
Genitive sáivva
Singular Plural
Nominative sáiva sáivvat
Accusative sáivva sáivvaid
Genitive sáivva sáivvaid
Illative sáivii sáivvaide
Locative sáivvas sáivvain
Comitative sáivvain sáivvaiguin
Essive sáivan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sáivan sáivame sáivamet
2nd person sáivat sáivade sáivadet
3rd person sáivas sáivaska sáivaset

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