nahta

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nëδë.

Noun

nahta

  1. handle, shaft (of a tool)

Inflection

Even a-stem, ht-d gradation
Nominative nahta
Genitive nadá
Singular Plural
Nominative nahta nadá
Accusative nadáv nadájt
Genitive nadá nadáj
Illative nahtaj nadájda
Inessive nadán nadájn
Elative nadás nadájs
Comitative nadájn nadáj
Abessive nadádagá
nadádagi
nadájdagá
nadájdagi
Essive nahtan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person nahtam nahtama nahtama
2nd person nahtat nahtada nahtada
3rd person nahtas nahtaska nahtasa

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