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-ádat
-ádat
Northern Sami
Suffix
-ádat
- Forms nouns from other nouns, indicating a condition typefied by the thing.
- balva (“cloud”) + -ádat → balvvádat (“cloudy weather”)
- Forms nouns from verbs, indicating a condition.
- oadnit (“to see”) + -ádat → oainnádat (“sight”)
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Even, hk-g gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ádat | |
| Genitive | -ádaga | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | -ádat | -ádagat |
| Accusative | -ádaga | -ádagaid |
| Genitive | -ádaga | -ádagaid |
| Illative | -ádahkii | -ádagaide |
| Locative | -ádagas | -ádagain |
| Comitative | -ádagain | -ádagaiguin |
| Essive | -ádahkan | |
| Possessive forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| 1st person | -ádahkan | -ádahkame | -ádahkamet |
| 2nd person | -ádahkat | -ádahkade | -ádahkadet |
| 3rd person | -ádahkas | -ádahkaska | -ádahkaset |
Derived terms
Category Northern Sami words suffixed with -ádat not found