dorvu
Northern Sami
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtorːvuː/
Noun
dorvu
- safety, protection, refuge
Inflection
Even u-stem, rv-rvv gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | dorvu | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | dorvvu dorvvọ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | dorvu | dorvvut | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | dorvvu | dorvvūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | dorvvu dorvvọ | dorvvūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | dorvui | dorvvūide | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | dorvvus | dorvvūin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | dorvvūin | dorvvūiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | dorvun | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- dorvvuheapme
- dorvvolaš
Related terms
- dorvvastit
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland