rávis

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish raavas.

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

Adjective

rávis (comparative rávvásit, superlative rávváseamos)

  1. fully grown, mature, adult
  2. physically strong

Inflection
Odd, vv-v gradation
Attributive rávẹs
Nominative rávis
Genitive rávvása
Attributive rávẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative rávis rávvásat
Accusative rávvása rávvásiid
Genitive rávvása rávvásiid
Illative rávvásii rávvásiidda
Locative rávvásis rávvásiin
Comitative rávvásiin rávvásiiguin
Essive rávisin

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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.