goaivu

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkoɑ̯jːvuː/

Noun

goaivu

  1. shovel
Inflection
Even u-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative goaivu
Genitive goaivvu
goaivvọ
Singular Plural
Nominative goaivu goaivvut
Accusative goaivvu goaivvūid
Genitive goaivvu
goaivvọ
goaivvūid
Illative gōivui goaivvūide
Locative goaivvus goaivvūin
Comitative goaivvūin goaivvūiguin
Essive goaivun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gōivon gōivome gōivomet
2nd person gōivot gōivode gōivodet
3rd person goaivus goaivuska goaivuset
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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

goaivu

  1. inflection of goaivut:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second-person dual imperative

Participle

goaivu

  1. present participle of goaivut
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