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sáivi

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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sáivi

  1. animal spit, saliva

Inflection

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Even i-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative sáivi
Genitive sáivvi
sáivvẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative sáivi sáivvit
Accusative sáivvi sáivviid
Genitive sáivvi
sáivvẹ
sáivviid
Illative sáivái sáivviide
Locative sáivvis sáivviin
Comitative sáivviin sáivviiguin
Essive sáivin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sáiván sáiváme sáivámet
2nd person sáivát sáiváde sáivádet
3rd person sáivis sáiviska sáiviset

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