guđas

Northern Sami

Northern Sami numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: guhtta
    Nominal: guđeš
    Ordinal: guđat
    Adverbial: guhttii
    Collective: guđas
    Fractional: guđadas

Etymology

From guhtta +‎ -s.

Noun

guđas

  1. A sextet, hexad, sixsome; a group of six people.
    Guđas jienastedje vuostá.[1]
    Six people voted against.
    • 1895, “Boares Testamenta historialas̓ girjek”, in Lars Jakobsen Hætta, transl., Bibal daihe Basse c̓ala, mi sistes doalla boares ja ođđa testamenta kanonalas̓ girjid, Christiania: Grøndahl & Søn, Oudeb muittalusai girje 3:4, page 269:
      Dat guđas sudnji rieǥadegje Hebronest, ja son rađđi dobbe c̓iec̓a jaǥe ja gutta mano, ja golbma njæljad lokkai jaǥe rađđi son Jerusalemest.
      [Dát guđas sutnje riegádedje Hebronis, ja son ráđđii doppe čieža jagi ja guhtta mánu, ja golbmalogigolbma jagi rađđii son Jersualemis.]
      These six were born to him in Hebron, and he reigned there for seven years and six months, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.
    • 1991 June 7, Sara Margrethe Oskal, “Buorit duojit”, in Sámi Áigi, volume 13, number 22, page 7:
      Duodjeárvvoštallit dohkkehedje guhttasa dujiid ovcci duojáris geat ledje čuvvon teorigursse.
      Duodji examiners accepted six people out of the nine duodji producers who had partaken in the theoretical course.
    • 2019 September 3, Berit Inger Eira, “POLITIHKKÁRAT MORAŠTIT”, in Ávvir, volume 12, number 162, via National Library of Norway, page 5:
      Helikopterlihkohisvuohta, mas guđas dušše Álttás lávvardaga, lea čuohcan olusiidda, maiddái politihkkáriidda ja máŋgga gielddas leat bellodagat mearridan bissehit dán jagás válgagičču.
      The helicopter accident in which six people died in Alta on Saturday has affected many people, including politicians and parties in many municipalities have decided to stop their election campaigning this year.

Inflection

Odd, htt-đ gradation
Nominative guđas
Genitive guhttasa
Singular Plural
Nominative guđas
Accusative guhttasa
Genitive guhttasa
Illative guhttasii
Locative guhttasis
Comitative guhttasiin
Essive guđasin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person guhttasan guhttaseamẹ guhttaseamẹt
2nd person guhttasat guhttaseattẹ guhttaseattẹt
3rd person guhttasis guhttaseaskkạ guhttaseasẹt

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

References

  1. ^ Lene Antonsen; Trond Trosterud; Berit Merete Nystad Eskonsipo (2013-2022), “guđas”, in Neahttadigisánit[1] (in Northern Sami)