Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *vāktë.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈfaːkːta/

Noun edit

fákta

  1. guard, watch

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, kt-vtt gradation
Nominative fákta
Genitive fávtta
Singular Plural
Nominative fákta fávttat
Accusative fávtta fávttaid
Genitive fávtta fávttaid
Illative fáktii fávttaide
Locative fávttas fávttain
Comitative fávttain fávttaiguin
Essive fáktan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person fáktan fáktame fáktamet
2nd person fáktat fáktade fáktadet
3rd person fáktas fáktaska fáktaset

Further reading edit

  • 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