Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjuo̯vllah(t)/

Noun

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juovllat

  1. Christmas

Inflection

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Even a-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative juovllat
Genitive juovllaid
Singular Plural
Nominative juovllat
Accusative juovllaid
Genitive juovllaid
Illative juovllaide
Locative juovllain
Comitative juovllaiguin
Essive juovlan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person juovlan juovlame juovlamet
2nd person juovlat juovlade juovladet
3rd person juovlas juovlaska juovlaset

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
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