neavri

Northern Sami

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *neavrē.

Adjective

neavri (comparative neavrrit, superlative neavrrimus)

  1. bad, poor (of low quality)
  2. bad, evil
  3. wanton
Inflection
Even i-stem, vr-vrr gradation
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

  1. devil, Satan
Inflection
Even i-stem, vr-vrr gradation
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
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person neavrán neavráme neavrámet
2nd person neavrát neavráde neavrádet
3rd person neavris neavriska neavriset
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
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