balva

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *pëlvë, from Proto-Uralic *pilwe.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpalːva/

Noun

balva

  1. cloud

Inflection

Even a-stem, lv-lvv gradation
Nominative balva
Genitive balvva
Singular Plural
Nominative balva balvvat
Accusative balvva balvvaid
Genitive balvva balvvaid
Illative balvii balvvaide
Locative balvvas balvvain
Comitative balvvain balvvaiguin
Essive balvan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person balvan balvame balvamet
2nd person balvat balvade balvadet
3rd person balvas balvaska balvaset

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