fáddá

See also: Fadda

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈfaːdːdaː/

Noun

fáddá

  1. tinder
  2. reason, cause
  3. motive
  4. subject, topic

Inflection

Even á-stem, dd-tt gradation
Nominative fáddá
Genitive fáttá
Singular Plural
Nominative fáddá fáttát
Accusative fáttá fáttáid
Genitive fáttá fáttáid
Illative fáddái fáttáide
Locative fáttás fáttáin
Comitative fáttáin fáttáiguin
Essive fáddán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person fáddán fáddáme fáddámet
2nd person fáddát fáddáde fáddádet
3rd person fáddás fáddáska fáddáset

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
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