lávži

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *lāmčē.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlaːvːt͡ʃiː/

Noun

lávži

  1. strap, band

Inflection
Even i-stem, vž-vžž gradation
Nominative lávži
Genitive lávžži
lávžžẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative lávži lávžžit
Accusative lávžži lávžžiid
Genitive lávžži
lávžžẹ		 lávžžiid
Illative lávžái lávžžiide
Locative lávžžis lávžžiin
Comitative lávžžiin lávžžiiguin
Essive lávžin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person lávžán lávžáme lávžámet
2nd person lávžát lávžáde lávžádet
3rd person lávžis lávžiska lávžiset

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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