vahkat

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vëkë.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

vahkat (comparative vahkadit, superlative vahkadeamos)

1. fast, quick
2. strong

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive	vahkadis
Nominative	vahkat
Genitive	vahkada
Attributive	vahkadis
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vahkat	vahkadat
Accusative	vahkada	vahkadiid
Genitive	vahkada	vahkadiid
Illative	vahkadii	vahkadiidda
Locative	vahkadis	vahkadiin
Comitative	vahkadiin	vahkadiiguin
Essive	vahkadin

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