sáttu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːttuː/

Noun

sáttu

1. sand

Inflection

Contracted u-stem, dd-tt gradation
Nominative	sáttu
Genitive	sáddo
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sáttu	sáddot
Accusative	sáddo	sádduid
Genitive	sáddo	sádduid
Illative	sáddui	sádduide
Locative	sáddos	sádduin
Comitative	sádduin	sádduiguin
Essive	sáttun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person sáddon sáddome sáddomet 2nd person sáddot sáddode sáddodet 3rd person sáddos sáddoska sáddoset

Derived terms

• sáttọáhpi

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