Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvea̯kːta/

Noun edit

veakta

  1. weighing scales

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, kt-vtt gradation
Nominative veakta
Genitive veavtta
Singular Plural
Nominative veakta veavttat
Accusative veavtta veavttaid
Genitive veavtta veavttaid
Illative vēktii veavttaide
Locative veavttas veavttain
Comitative veavttain veavttaiguin
Essive veaktan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person veaktan veaktame veaktamet
2nd person veaktat veaktade veaktadet
3rd person veaktas veaktaska veaktaset

Further reading edit

  • 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