eaktu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *eaktō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

eaktu

  1. condition, term
  2. clause
  3. criterion
  4. freedom, free choice, liberty

Inflection

Even u-stem, kt-vtt gradation
Nominative eaktu
Genitive eavttu
eavttọ
Singular Plural
Nominative eaktu eavttut
Accusative eavttu eavttūid
Genitive eavttu
eavttọ 		eavttūid
Illative ēktui eavttūide
Locative eavttus eavttūin
Comitative eavttūin eavttūiguin
Essive eaktun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ēkton ēktome ēktomet
2nd person ēktot ēktode ēktodet
3rd person eaktus eaktuska eaktuset

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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