doarvi

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *toarvē.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

doarvi

  1. adequate amount

Inflection[edit]

Even i-stem, rv-rvv gradation
Nominative doarvi
Genitive doarvvi
doarvvẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative doarvi doarvvit
Accusative doarvvi dōrvviid
Genitive doarvvi
doarvvẹ
dōrvviid
Illative doarvái dōrvviide
Locative doarvvis dōrvviin
Comitative dōrvviin dōrvviiguin
Essive doarvin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person doarván doarváme doarvámet
2nd person doarvát doarváde doarvádet
3rd person doarvis doarviska doarviset

Further reading[edit]

  • 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