-njaddit
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Northern Sami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-njaddit
- Forms verbs indicating what something tastes like.
- guolli (“fish”) + -njaddit → guollẹnjaddit (“to taste like fish”)
- njuoskkas (“raw”) + -njaddit → njuoskanjaddit (“to taste raw”)
Usage notes[edit]
The suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable. When formed with an adjective, the adjective is placed in the attributive form.
Inflection[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Category Northern Sami terms suffixed with -njaddit not found
Further reading[edit]
- 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