šaddu

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈʃadːduː/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Inari Sami šaddo.

Noun

šaddu

1. plant

Inflection

Even u-stem, dd-tt gradation
Nominative	šaddu
Genitive	šattu šattọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	šaddu	šattut
Accusative	šattu	šattūid
Genitive	šattu šattọ	šattūid
Illative	šaddui	šattūide
Locative	šattus	šattūin
Comitative	šattūin	šattūiguin
Essive	šaddun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person šaddon šaddome šaddomet 2nd person šaddot šaddode šaddodet 3rd person šaddus šadduska šadduset

Etymology 2

Verb

šaddu

1. second-person dual imperative of šaddat

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