guovža

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuomčë, cognate with Inari Sami kuobžâ.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkuo̯vːt͡ʃa/

Noun

guovža

1. bear (animal)

   Synonym: bierdna

Inflection

Even a-stem, vž-vžž gradation
Nominative	guovža
Genitive	guovžža
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	guovža	guovžžat
Accusative	guovžža	guovžžaid
Genitive	guovžža	guovžžaid
Illative	gūvžii	guovžžaide
Locative	guovžžas	guovžžain
Comitative	guovžžain	guovžžaiguin
Essive	guovžan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person guovžan guovžame guovžamet 2nd person guovžat guovžade guovžadet 3rd person guovžas guovžaska guovžaset

Further reading

• 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