Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From baldit +‎ -hahtti.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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balddihahtti (not comparable)

  1. frightening, horrific, able to scare off

Inflection

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Even i-stem, no gradation
Attributive balddihahtti
Nominative balddihahtti
Genitive balddihahtti
Attributive balddihahtti
Singular Plural
Nominative balddihahtti balddihahttit
Accusative balddihahtti balddihahttiid
Genitive balddihahtti balddihahttiid
Illative balddihahttái balddihahttiide
Locative balddihahttis balddihahttiin
Comitative balddihahttiin balddihahttiiguin
Essive balddihahttin

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