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-odat
-odat
Northern Sami
Suffix
-odat
- Forms nouns from adjectives, indicating the quality of the adjective.
- guhkki (“long”) + -odat → guhkkodat (“length”)
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Even, hk-g gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -odat | |
| Genitive | -odaga | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | -odat | -odagat |
| Accusative | -odaga | -odagaid |
| Genitive | -odaga | -odagaid |
| Illative | -odahkii | -odagaide |
| Locative | -odagas | -odagain |
| Comitative | -odagain | -odagaiguin |
| Essive | -odahkan | |
| Possessive forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| 1st person | -odahkan | -odahkame | -odahkamet |
| 2nd person | -odahkat | -odahkade | -odahkadet |
| 3rd person | -odahkas | -odahkaska | -odahkaset |
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Northern_Sami_words_suffixed_with_-odat'>Northern Sami words suffixed with -odat</a>