Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From bassat +‎ -ldat.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpasaltah(t)/

Noun

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basaldat

  1. washcloth

Inflection

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Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative basaldat
Genitive basaldaga
Singular Plural
Nominative basaldat basaldagat
Accusative basaldaga basaldagaid
Genitive basaldaga basaldagaid
Illative basaldahkii basaldagaide
Locative basaldagas basaldagain
Comitative basaldagain basaldagaiguin
Essive basaldahkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person basaldahkan basaldahkame basaldahkamet
2nd person basaldahkat basaldahkade basaldahkadet
3rd person basaldahkas basaldahkaska basaldahkaset

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