rávdu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *rāvtō.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈraːvːtuː/

Noun

rávdu

1. Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus

Inflection

Even u-stem, vd-vdd gradation
Nominative	rávdu
Genitive	rávddu rávddọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rávdu	rávddut
Accusative	rávddu	rávddūid
Genitive	rávddu rávddọ	rávddūid
Illative	rávdui	rávddūide
Locative	rávddus	rávddūin
Comitative	rávddūin	rávddūiguin
Essive	rávdun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person rávdon rávdome rávdomet 2nd person rávdot rávdode rávdodet 3rd person rávdus rávduska rávduset

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