čuovga

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čuoŋvë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuo̯vːka/

Noun

čuovga

1. light (rays)

Inflection

Even a-stem, vg-vgg gradation
Nominative	čuovga
Genitive	čuovgga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	čuovga	čuovggat
Accusative	čuovgga	čuovggaid
Genitive	čuovgga	čuovggaid
Illative	čūvgii	čuovggaide
Locative	čuovggas	čuovggain
Comitative	čuovggain	čuovggaiguin
Essive	čuovgan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person čuovgan čuovgame čuovgamet 2nd person čuovgat čuovgade čuovgadet 3rd person čuovgas čuovgaska čuovgaset

Derived terms

• čuovgat
• čuovggahit
• čuovgatoardna

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