Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *pāktē.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpaːkːtiː/

Noun edit

bákti

  1. steep rock cliff

Inflection edit

Even i-stem, kt-vtt gradation
Nominative bákti
Genitive bávtti
bávttẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative bákti bávttit
Accusative bávtti bávttiid
Genitive bávtti
bávttẹ
bávttiid
Illative báktái bávttiide
Locative bávttis bávttiin
Comitative bávttiin bávttiiguin
Essive báktin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person báktán báktáme báktámet
2nd person báktát báktáde báktádet
3rd person báktis báktiska báktiset

Derived terms edit

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