-meahttun

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-mat'oin, from *-ma (verbal noun) + *-t'oin (“without”).

Suffix

-meahttun

1. Forms adjectives indicating a negation, or the absence of a verb's action.

   ‎buhtis (“clean”) + ‎-meahttun → ‎buhtismeahttun (“unclean”)

   ‎duhtat (“to be satisfied”) + ‎-meahttun → ‎duhtameahttun (“dissatisfied”)

Usage notes

• This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection

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Derived terms

Category Northern Sami terms suffixed with -meahttun not found