máhto

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mātō.

Noun

máhto

  1. worm, larva, maggot

Inflection

Even o-stem, ht-d gradation
Nominative máhto
Genitive mádo
Singular Plural
Nominative máhto mádo
Accusative mádov mádojt
Genitive mádo mádoj
Illative máhtuj mádojda
Inessive mádon mádojn
Elative mádos mádojs
Comitative mádojn
mádujn 		mádoj
Abessive mádodagá
mádodagi 		mádojdagá
mádojdagi
Essive máhton
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person máhtum máhtuma máhtuma
2nd person máhtut máhtuda máhtuda
3rd person máhtos máhtoska máhtosa

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
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