Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *neatē.

Noun

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neahti

  1. pine marten, Martes martes
  2. marten in general, any species of Martes

Inflection

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Even i-stem, ht-đ gradation
Nominative neahti
Genitive neađi
neađẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative neahti neađit
Accusative neađi nēđiid
Genitive neađi
neađẹ
nēđiid
Illative neahtái nēđiide
Locative neađis nēđiin
Comitative nēđiin nēđiiguin
Essive neahtin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person neahtán neahtáme neahtámet
2nd person neahtát neahtáde neahtádet
3rd person neahtis neahtiska neahtiset

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