neavri
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnea̯vːriː/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Samic *neavrē.
Adjective
neavri (comparative neavrrit, superlative neavrrimus)
- bad, poor (of low quality)
- bad, evil
- wanton
Inflection
Even i-stem, vr-vrr gradation | ||
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Attributive | neavrrẹs | |
Nominative | neavri | |
Genitive | neavrri | |
Attributive | neavrrẹs | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | neavri | neavrrit |
Accusative | neavrri | nēvrriid |
Genitive | neavrri | nēvrriid |
Illative | neavrái | nēvrriide |
Locative | neavrris | nēvrriin |
Comitative | nēvrriin | nēvrriiguin |
Essive | neavrin |
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
Etymology 2
Substantivisation of the adjective neavri.
Noun
neavri
- devil, Satan
Inflection
Even i-stem, vr-vrr gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | neavri | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | neavrri neavrrẹ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | neavri | neavrrit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | neavrri | nēvrriid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | neavrri neavrrẹ | nēvrriid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | neavrái | nēvrriide | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | neavrris | nēvrriin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | nēvrriin | nēvrriiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | neavrin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Etymology 3
From the noun neavri used as an expletive.
Interjection
neavri
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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