svaale

Southern Sami

Etymology

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Noun

svaale

1. arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus

Inflection

Even e-stem
Nominative	svaale
Genitive	svaalen
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	svaale	svaalh
Accusative	svaalem	svaalide
Genitive	svaalen	svaali
Illative	svaalese	svaalide
Inessive	svaalesne	svaaline
Elative	svaaleste	svaalijste
Comitative	svaaline	svaaligujmie
Essive	svaaline

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