rahkat

Finnish

Noun

rahkat

1. nominative plural of rahka

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈrahkah(t)/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *rëkëtēk.

Verb

rahkat

1. to mate, to copulate

Inflection

Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
infinitive	rahkat
1st sing. present	ragan
1st sing. past	rahken
infinitive	rahkat	action noun	rahkan
present participle	rahkki	action inessive	rahkamin rahkame
past participle	rahkan	action elative	rahkamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	rahkamiin
		abessive	ragakeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	ragan	rahken	rahkon
2nd singular	ragat	rahket	raga
3rd singular	rahká	ragai	rahkos
1st dual	rahke	ragaime	rahkku
2nd dual	rahkabeahtti	ragaide	rahkki
3rd dual	rahkaba	ragaiga	rahkoska
1st plural	rahkat	ragaimet	rahkot rahkkut
2nd plural	rahkabēhtet	ragaidet	rahket rahkkit
3rd plural	rahket	rahke	rahkoset
connegative	raga	rahkan	raga
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	ragašin ragašedjen	ragalin ragaledjen	ragažan
2nd singular	ragašit ragašedjet	ragalit ragaledjet	ragažat
3rd singular	ragašii	ragalii	ragaža ragaš
1st dual	ragašeimme	ragaleimme	ragažetne
2nd dual	ragašeidde	ragaleidde	ragažeahppi
3rd dual	ragašeigga	ragaleigga	ragažeaba
1st plural	ragašeimmet	ragaleimmet	ragažit ragažat
2nd plural	ragašeiddet	ragaleiddet	ragažēhpet
3rd plural	ragaše ragašedje	ragale ragaledje	ragažit
connegative	ragaše	ragale	ragaš

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

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

rahkat (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide])

1. dense
2. impassable

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive	rahkkes rahkadis
Nominative	rahkat
Genitive	rahkada
Attributive	rahkkes rahkadis
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rahkat	rahkadat
Accusative	rahkada	rahkadiid
Genitive	rahkada	rahkadiid
Illative	rahkadii	rahkadiidda
Locative	rahkadis	rahkadiin
Comitative	rahkadiin	rahkadiiguin
Essive	rahkadin

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland