Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From dovdat +‎ -ldat.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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dovddaldat

  1. distinguishing mark, marker, sign
  2. (computing) account

Inflection

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Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative dovddaldat
Genitive dovddaldaga
Singular Plural
Nominative dovddaldat dovddaldagat
Accusative dovddaldaga dovddaldagaid
Genitive dovddaldaga dovddaldagaid
Illative dovddaldahkii dovddaldagaide
Locative dovddaldagas dovddaldagain
Comitative dovddaldagain dovddaldagaiguin
Essive dovddaldahkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dovddaldahkan dovddaldahkame dovddaldahkamet
2nd person dovddaldahkat dovddaldahkade dovddaldahkadet
3rd person dovddaldahkas dovddaldahkaska dovddaldahkaset

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