buhtis

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Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish puhdas.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpuhtiːs/

Adjective

buhtis (comparative buhttásit, superlative buhttáseamos)

  1. clean, tidy, neat

Inflection

Odd, htt-ht gradation
Attributive buhtẹs
Nominative buhtis
Genitive buhttása
Attributive buhtẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative buhtis buhttásat
Accusative buhttása buhttásiid
Genitive buhttása buhttásiid
Illative buhttásii buhttásiidda
Locative buhttásis buhttásiin
Comitative buhttásiin buhttásiiguin
Essive buhtisin

Further reading

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