Lule Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *pëtë.

Noun

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bahta

  1. butt, arse, rump

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ht-d gradation
Nominative bahta
Genitive badá
Singular Plural
Nominative bahta badá
Accusative badáv badájt
Genitive badá badáj
Illative bahtaj badájda
Inessive badán badájn
Elative badás badájs
Comitative badájn badáj
Abessive badádagá
badádagi
badájdagá
badájdagi
Essive bahtan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bahtam bahtama bahtama
2nd person bahtat bahtada bahtada
3rd person bahtas bahtaska bahtasa

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

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *pëtë.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpahta/

Noun

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bahta

  1. butt, arse, rump

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ht-đ gradation
Nominative bahta
Genitive bađa
Singular Plural
Nominative bahta bađat
Accusative bađa bađaid
Genitive bađa bađaid
Illative bahtii bađaide
Locative bađas bađain
Comitative bađain bađaiguin
Essive bahtan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bahtan bahtame bahtamet
2nd person bahtat bahtade bahtadet
3rd person bahtas bahtaska bahtaset

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pite Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *pëtë.

Noun

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bahta

  1. butt, arse, rump

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ht-d gradation
Nominative bahta
Genitive bada
Singular Plural
Nominative bahta bada
Accusative badav badajt
Genitive bada badaj
Illative bahtaj badajda
Inessive badan badajn
Elative badast
badas
badajst
badajs
Comitative badajn badaj
Essive bahtan

Further reading

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  • bahta in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (Pite Sami word list)
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland