meahkástat

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Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmea̯hkaːstah(t)/

Noun

meahkástat

  1. common snipe

Inflection

Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative meahkástat
Genitive meahkástaga
Singular Plural
Nominative meahkástat meahkástagat
Accusative meahkástaga meahkástagaid
Genitive meahkástaga meahkástagaid
Illative meahkástahkii meahkástagaide
Locative meahkástagas meahkástagain
Comitative meahkástagain meahkástagaiguin
Essive meahkástahkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person meahkástahkan meahkástahkame meahkástahkamet
2nd person meahkástahkat meahkástahkade meahkástahkadet
3rd person meahkástahkas meahkástahkaska meahkástahkaset

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