Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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eaiggát

  1. owner
  2. occupant
  3. guardian (of a child)

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
Nominative eaiggát
Genitive eaiggáda
Singular Plural
Nominative eaiggát eaiggádat
Accusative eaiggáda eaiggádiid
Genitive eaiggáda eaiggádiid
Illative eaiggádii eaiggádiidda
Locative eaiggádis eaiggádiin
Comitative eaiggádiin eaiggádiiguin
Essive eaiggádin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person eaiggádan eaiggádeamẹ eaiggádeamẹt
2nd person eaiggádat eaiggádeattẹ eaiggádeattẹt
3rd person eaiggádis eaiggádeaskkạ eaiggádeasẹt

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