viđas

Northern Sami

Northern Sami numbers (edit)
50
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    Cardinal: vihtta
    Nominal: viđeš
    Ordinal: viđat
    Adverbial: vihttii
    Collective: viđas
    Fractional: viđadas

Etymology

vihtta +‎ -s

Noun

viđas

  1. A quintet, pentad, fivesome; a group of five people.
    Searvi lágida kurssa vihttasii.[1]
    The association is arranging a course for five people.
    • 1866, Volrat Vogt, “Adam ja Eva”, in Bibbalhistoria ja vehas̓ girko historiast[2] (overall work in Danish and Northern Sami), Christiania: Brøgger & Christie, via National Library of Norway, page 31:
      Hærra vastedi: jos mon gavnam 50 vanhurskasa, de im mon hævat gavpuga. Abraham celki: mon læm algam dudnji sardnot, vaiko mon læm dus̓s̓e muoldda ja gudna; daidas̓e vaillot viđas dam vitta lokkasist; aigokgo don dus̓s̓adet obba gavpuga dam vittas diti?
      [Hearrá vástidii: jus mun gávnnán 50 vánhurskása, de in mon heavat gávpoga. Abraham celkkii: mun lean álggán dutnje sárdnut, vaiko mun lean dušše muolda ja gutna; dáiddášii váilut viđas dan vihttalohkásis; áiggut go don duššadit oppa gávpoga dan vihttasa dihte?]
      [original: Herren ſvarede: derſom jeg finder 50 Rettfærdige, vil jeg ikke ødelægge Staden. Abraham ſagde: jeg har begyndt at tale til dig, uagtet jeg kun er Støv og Aſke; der kunde mangle fem i de 50; vil du ødelægge den hele Stad for de fems Skyld?]
      The Lord answered: if I find 50 righteous, I will not destroy the city. Abraham said: I have begun speaking to you, though I am but dust and ash; were there five missing among the fifty; would you destroy the whole city based on those five?
    • 1985 December 5, “Goas olmmoš lea boaris?”, in Sámi Áigi, volume 7, number 80, via National Library of Norway, page 7:
      Sámi Áigi lea jearran vihttasis čuovvovaš gažaldagaid[.]
      Sámi Áigi has asked five people the following questions[.]
    • 2010 May 7, Karen Anne Sara Utsi, quoting Issát Sámmol Hætta, “Sámi Girječálliid Searvi ÁVVUDA GIRJEČÁLLIID”, in Ávvir, volume 3, number 84, via National Library of Norway, page 8:
      Mii háliidit dan vihttasa ávvudit go leat bargan buori barggu sámi girjjálašvuođas.
      We want to celebrate those five as they have done good work in Sámi literature.

Inflection

Odd, htt-đ gradation
Nominative viđas
Genitive vihttasa
Singular Plural
Nominative viđas
Accusative vihttasa
Genitive vihttasa
Illative vihttasii
Locative vihttasis
Comitative vihttasiin
Essive viđasin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person vihttasan vihttaseamẹ vihttaseamẹt
2nd person vihttasat vihttaseattẹ vihttaseattẹt
3rd person vihttasis vihttaseaskkạ vihttaseasẹt

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

References

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