Northern Sami

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Etymology

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guovva- +‎ mánnu (month). The first elemement is borrowed from Old Norse Gói,[1] the fifth month in the Icelandic calendar that partly spans February. Parallel to Lule Sami guovvamánno.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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guovvamánnu

  1. February

Inflection

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Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative guovvamánnu
Genitive guovvamánu
guovvamánọ
Singular Plural
Nominative guovvamánnu guovvamánut
Accusative guovvamánu guovvamánūid
Genitive guovvamánu
guovvamánọ
guovvamánūid
Illative guovvamánnui guovvamánūide
Locative guovvamánus guovvamánūin
Comitative guovvamánūin guovvamánūiguin
Essive guovvamánnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person guovvamánnon guovvamánnome guovvamánnomet
2nd person guovvamánnot guovvamánnode guovvamánnodet
3rd person guovvamánnus guovvamánnuska guovvamánnuset

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Just Knud Qvigstad (1893) Nordische Lehnwörter im Lappischen (in German), Christiania: Grøndahl & Søn, page 184:guovva-, [...] Februar = anw. gói, f.guovva-, [...] February = Old Norwegian gói, f.

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
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