sarva

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sërvë.

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

Noun

sarva

  1. moose

Inflection
Even a-stem, rv-rvv gradation
Nominative sarva
Genitive sarvva
Singular Plural
Nominative sarva sarvvat
Accusative sarvva sarvvaid
Genitive sarvva sarvvaid
Illative sarvii sarvvaide
Locative sarvvas sarvvain
Comitative sarvvain sarvvaiguin
Essive sarvan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sarvan sarvame sarvamet
2nd person sarvat sarvade sarvadet
3rd person sarvas sarvaska sarvaset

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

Southern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sërvēs.

Noun

sarva

  1. reindeer bull

Inflection
Even a-stem
Nominative sarva
Genitive sarvan
Singular Plural
Nominative sarva sarvah
Accusative sarvam sarvide
Genitive sarvan sarvaj
Illative sarvese
sarvase		 sarvide
Inessive sarvesne sarvine
Elative sarveste sarvijste
Comitative sarvine sarvajgujmie
Essive sarvine

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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