Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From diehtit +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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diehtu

  1. knowledge
  2. information
  3. notice, message

Inflection

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Even u-stem, ht-đ gradation
Nominative diehtu
Genitive dieđu
dieđọ
Singular Plural
Nominative diehtu dieđut
Accusative dieđu dieđūid
Genitive dieđu
dieđọ
dieđūid
Illative dīhtui dieđūide
Locative dieđus dieđūin
Comitative dieđūin dieđūiguin
Essive diehtun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dīhton dīhtome dīhtomet
2nd person dīhtot dīhtode dīhtodet
3rd person diehtus diehtuska diehtuset

Derived terms

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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