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Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *sājttē.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsaːjːtiː/
Noun
sáiti
- spear
1854, Wilhelm Andreas Wekselsest, translated by Nils Vibe Stockfleth, Ucca bibbalhistoriaš manaidi, page 94:manne du hærra gonagas ik don varjal? gost læ gonagas saitte ja čaccelitte?- [manne du hearrá gonagasa it don várjal? gos lea gonagasa sáiti ja čáhcelihtti?]
- why doth thou not guard thine lord, the king? where is the spear and water jug of the king?
1994 February 3, Mikkel Magnus Utsi, “Máret muittaša Ruonáeatnama - gosa mánnán jođii bohccuiguin: Páfinslándda mátkkošteaddji”, in Áššu, page 13:Go guolli ollii lahka, de čuggejedje sáittiin mas lei goanstta mii cikcii guoli birra go sáiti deaivvai.- When the fish drew near, they stabbed it with a spear that had a trick that squeezed around the fish when the spear hit.
2017, SlinCraze (lyrics and music), “Sáittit”:Du sánit dego sáittit / Du sánit dego sáittit / Du sánit dego sáittit / Čuggot mu, čuggot mu, goddet mu álkit- Your words are like spears / Your words are like spears / Your words are like spears / Stabbing me, stabbing me, easily killing me
Inflection
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