gáhttu

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkaːhːtuː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *kāttō.

Noun

gáhttu

  1. cat
    Synonym: bussá
Inflection
Even u-stem, htt-ht gradation
Nominative gáhttu
Genitive gáhtu
gáhtọ
Singular Plural
Nominative gáhttu gáhtut
Accusative gáhtu gáhtūid
Genitive gáhtu
gáhtọ 		gáhtūid
Illative gáhttui gáhtūide
Locative gáhtus gáhtūin
Comitative gáhtūin gáhtūiguin
Essive gáhttun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gáhtton gáhttome gáhttomet
2nd person gáhttot gáhttode gáhttodet
3rd person gáhttus gáhttuska gáhttuset
Further reading
  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Finnish katto (“ceiling, roof”), from Proto-Finnic *katto (“roof”).

Noun

gáhttu

  1. roof
Inflection
Even u-stem, htt-ht gradation
Nominative gáhttu
Genitive gáhtu
gáhtọ
Singular Plural
Nominative gáhttu gáhtut
Accusative gáhtu gáhtūid
Genitive gáhtu
gáhtọ 		gáhtūid
Illative gáhttui gáhtūide
Locative gáhtus gáhtūin
Comitative gáhtūin gáhtūiguin
Essive gáhttun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gáhtton gáhttome gáhttomet
2nd person gáhttot gáhttode gáhttodet
3rd person gáhttus gáhttuska gáhttuset
Further reading
  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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