čuvdi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čuvδē, from Proto-Uralic *suwďa.

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuvːtiː/

Noun

čuvdi

forefinger, index finger

Inflection

Even i-stem, vd-vdd gradation

Nominative

čuvdi

Genitive

čuvddi
čuvddẹ

Singular

Plural

Nominative

čuvdi

čuvddit

Accusative

čuvddi

čuvddiid

Genitive

čuvddi
čuvddẹ

čuvddiid

Illative

čuvdái

čuvddiide

Locative

čuvddis

čuvddiin

Comitative

čuvddiin

čuvddiiguin

Essive

čuvdin

Possessive forms
	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	čuvdán	čuvdáme	čuvdámet
2nd person	čuvdát	čuvdáde	čuvdádet
3rd person	čuvdis	čuvdiska	čuvdiset

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

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