mokta

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmokːta/

Noun

mokta

1. enthusiasm, eagerness

Inflection

Even a-stem, kt-vtt gradation
Nominative	mokta
Genitive	movtta
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mokta	movttat
Accusative	movtta	movttaid
Genitive	movtta	movttaid
Illative	moktii	movttaide
Locative	movttas	movttain
Comitative	movttain	movttaiguin
Essive	moktan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person moktan moktame moktamet 2nd person moktat moktade moktadet 3rd person moktas moktaska moktaset

Further reading

• 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