hávda

See also: hävda

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)āvtë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhaːvːta/

Noun

hávda

1. common eider, Somateria mollissima

Inflection

Even a-stem, vd-vdd gradation
Nominative	hávda
Genitive	hávdda
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hávda	hávddat
Accusative	hávdda	hávddaid
Genitive	hávdda	hávddaid
Illative	hávdii	hávddaide
Locative	hávddas	hávddain
Comitative	hávddain	hávddaiguin
Essive	hávdan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person hávdan hávdame hávdamet 2nd person hávdat hávdade hávdadet 3rd person hávdas hávdaska hávdaset

Further reading

• 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