Northern Sami

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čoavdda

Etymology

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From čoavdit +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɑ̯vːtta/

Noun

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čoavdda

  1. key

Inflection

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Odd, vd-vdd gradation
Nominative čoavdda
Genitive čoavdaga
Singular Plural
Nominative čoavdda čoavdagat
Accusative čoavdaga čoavdagiid
Genitive čoavdaga čoavdagiid
Illative čoavdagii čoavdagiidda
Locative čoavdagis čoavdagiin
Comitative čoavdagiin čoavdagiiguin
Essive čoavddan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čoavdagan čoavdageamẹ čoavdageamẹt
2nd person čoavdagat čoavdageattẹ čoavdageattẹt
3rd person čoavdagis čoavdageaskkạ čoavdageasẹt

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland