Appears to be a recent borrowing either from Northern Sami láddi or Skolt Sami lääʹdd, whereas the native (now obsolete) word, described by T. I. Itkonen is ла̄ннҍт (lānn’t).
ла̄дтҍ (lādt’)
| Declension of ла̄дтҍ (type I noun, дтҍ-дҍ gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ла̄дтҍ (lādt’) | |
| Genitive | ла̄дҍ (lād’) | |
| Dative-Illative | ла̄дта (lādta) | |
| Comitative | ла̄дӭнҍ (lād’en’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | ла̄дтҍ (lādt’) | ла̄дҍ (lād’) |
| Accusative | ла̄дҍ (lād’) | ла̄дӭтҍ (lād’et’) |
| Genitive | ла̄дҍ (lād’) | ла̄дӭ (lād’e) |
| Dative-Illative | ла̄дта (lādta) | ла̄дӭтҍ (lād’et’) |
| Locative | ла̄дӭсьт (lād’es’t) | ла̄дӭнҍ (lād’en’) |
| Comitative | ла̄дӭнҍ (lād’en’) | ла̄дӭгуэйм (lād’eguejm) |
| Abessive | ла̄дҍха (lād’xa) | ла̄дӭха (lād’exa) |
| Essive | ла̄дтӭнҍ (lādt’en’) | |
| Partitive | ла̄дтӭ (lādt’e) | |