-ádat
See also: adat and adāt
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *-āntëk.
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.
- oaidnit (“to see”) + -ádat → oainnádat (“sight”)
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Even a-stem, hk-g gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
Category Northern Sami words suffixed with -ádat not found