gáivo

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kaivo.

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːjːvo/

Noun

gáivo

well (of water)

Inflection

Even o-stem, iv-ivv gradation

Nominative

gáivo

Genitive

gáivvo

Singular

Plural

Nominative

gáivo

gáivvot

Accusative

gáivvo

gáivvuid

Genitive

gáivvo

gáivvuid

Illative

gáivui

gáivvuide

Locative

gáivvos

gáivvuin

Comitative

gáivvuin

gáivvuiguin

Essive

gáivon

Possessive forms
	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	gáivon	gáivome	gáivomet
2nd person	gáivot	gáivode	gáivodet
3rd person	gáivos	gáivoska	gáivoset

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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