Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From dahkat +‎ -u.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtahkuː/

Noun edit

dahku

  1. deed, act

Inflection edit

Even u-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative dahku
Genitive dagu
dagọ
Singular Plural
Nominative dahku dagut
Accusative dagu dagūid
Genitive dagu
dagọ
dagūid
Illative dahkui dagūide
Locative dagus dagūin
Comitative dagūin dagūiguin
Essive dahkun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dahkon dahkome dahkomet
2nd person dahkot dahkode dahkodet
3rd person dahkus dahkuska dahkuset

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