Contionary:amokvelva

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Siwa

Amokvelu Olma kika.
Northern lights over Olma (Saguenay).

Pronunciation

  • (Aingo) IPA(key): [ɑmɔˈk⁽ʰ⁾vɛlva]
  • (Eastern) IPA(key): [ɑmɔˈkʼvɛlva]

Etymology

First element unknown, perhaphs related to amoi (“blood”). Second ultimately from kulu (“cloudy”), kolo (“cloud”).

Noun

amo‧kvelva anim or inan (marked amokvelu or amokvelvari)

  1. northern lights, aurora borealis

Inflection

amokvelva — inanimate noun, e-declension
Unmarked
agentive/dative
Marked
patientive/genitive
Locative
inessive illative elative adessive allative ablative
amokvelva amokvelvari amokvelvaria, amokvelvaha amokvelvarita, amokvelvahta amokvelvarika, amokvelvahka amokvelvarima, amokvelvahma amokvelvaribma, amokvelvahbma amokvelvariska, amokvelvahska
amokvelva — animate noun
  Unmarked
agentive/dative
Marked
patientive/genitive
singular amokvelva amokvelu
plural amokvelvagi amokvelugi