lottáš

From loddi (“bird”) +‎ -š (diminutive suffix).

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlottaːʃ/

lottáš

1. diminutive of loddi; birdie, small bird
   • 2014, Anne B. Rage, “Ánin, dánin ...”, in Njoammelhiitta‎^[1], page 50:

     - Girddii alit lottáš, glása ráigge! lávllui son, vaikko diđii ahte diet lei giđđalávlla.

     - Flew through the window, the blue birdie did! she sang, even though she knew that it was an Autumn song.

   • 2012, Astrid Johnskareng, Suoivanat: muitalusat, luođit ja lávlagat, Davvi Girji, →ISBN, Dolla, page 25:

     Moadde unna lottáža girddašedje birrat birrat dola, measta dego buokčaledje dollii.

     A few little birdies flew to and fro around the fire, almost as if diving into it.

   • 2021, Åshild Skadberg, “Unnimus skuolfi”, in Ávvir‎^[2], page 15:

     Giđđat bidjá cihceskuolfi, nugo eará lottážat moniid loddeviesuide ja loddekássaide.

     In the Spring, the Eurasian pygmy owl, like other small birds, lays its eggs in birdhouses and nestboxes.

2. a stye; a bacterial infection in the eyelid^[1]