bustávva

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a North Germanic language, compare Swedish bokstav, Norwegian Bokmål bokstav, Norwegian Nynorsk bokstav.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

bustávva

  1. letter, character

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, vv-v gradation
Nominative bustávva
Genitive bustáva
Singular Plural
Nominative bustávva bustávat
Accusative bustáva bustávaid
Genitive bustáva bustávaid
Illative bustávvii bustávaide
Locative bustávas bustávain
Comitative bustávain bustávaiguin
Essive bustávvan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bustávvan bustávvame bustávvamet
2nd person bustávvat bustávvade bustávvadet
3rd person bustávvas bustávvaska bustávvaset

Further reading[edit]

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland