Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian brett.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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breahtta

  1. board
  2. tray

Inflection

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Even a-stem, htt-ht gradation
Nominative breahtta
Genitive breahta
Singular Plural
Nominative breahtta breahtat
Accusative breahta breahtaid
Genitive breahta breahtaid
Illative brēhttii breahtaide
Locative breahtas breahtain
Comitative breahtain breahtaiguin
Essive breahttan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person breahttan breahttame breahttamet
2nd person breahttat breahttade breahttadet
3rd person breahttas breahttaska breahttaset

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