Northern Sami

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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veakta

  1. weighing scales

Inflection

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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

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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