váivi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vājvē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

váivi

  1. problem, difficulty
  2. illness, ailment

Inflection

Even i-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative váivi
Genitive váivvi
váivvẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative váivi váivvit
Accusative váivvi váivviid
Genitive váivvi
váivvẹ
váivviid
Illative váivái váivviide
Locative váivvis váivviin
Comitative váivviin váivviiguin
Essive váivin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person váiván váiváme váivámet
2nd person váivát váiváde váivádet
3rd person váivis váiviska váiviset

Adjective

váivi (comparative váivvit, superlative váivvimus)

  1. problematic, difficult
  2. annoying, troublesome
  3. tedious

Inflection

Even i-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Attributive váivvẹs
Nominative váivi
Genitive váivvi
Attributive váivvẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative váivi váivvit
Accusative váivvi váivviid
Genitive váivvi váivviid
Illative váivái váivviide
Locative váivvis váivviin
Comitative váivviin váivviiguin
Essive váivin

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