Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Samic *ājttërë, from Proto-Germanic *aihtēr, from *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- (to own, possess).

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaːjttar/

Noun

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áittar

  1. someone who looks after the belongings of another (especially reindeer)

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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  • 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