doavki

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish toukka.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtoɑ̯vːkiː/

Adjective

doavki (comparative doavkkit, superlative doavkkimus)

  1. stupid, foolish

Inflection
Even i-stem, vk-vkk gradation
Attributive doavkkẹs
Nominative doavki
Genitive doavkki
Attributive doavkkẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative doavki doavkkit
Accusative doavkki dōvkkiid
Genitive doavkki dōvkkiid
Illative doavkái dōvkkiide
Locative doavkkis dōvkkiin
Comitative dōvkkiin dōvkkiiguin
Essive doavkin

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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