sorvâ

See also: sorva

Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sërvēs.

Noun

sorvâ

  1. elk, moose, Alces alces

Inflection

Even â-stem, rˈv-rv gradation
Nominative sorvâ
Genitive soorvâ
Singular Plural
Nominative sorvâ soorvah
Accusative soorvâ soorvâid
Genitive soorvâ sorvâi
soorvâi
Illative soorvân sorváid
Locative soorvâst soorvâin
Comitative sorváin sorvâiguin
Abessive sorvâttáá sorvâittáá
Essive sorvân
Partitive sorvâd
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

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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