-куэдтӭ

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• -шкуэдтӭ (-škuedt’e)
• -гуэдтӭ (-guedt’e)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-koatētēk.

Suffix

-куэдтӭ (-kuedt’e)

1. Forms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning of an action.

   ‎вуэӆӆькэ (vuel̥l̥’ke, “to glitter; to sparkle”) + ‎-куэдтӭ (-kuedt’e) → ‎вуэӆӆькуэдтӭ (vuel̥l̥’kuedt’e, “to begin to glitter; to begin to sparkle”)

   ‎ло̄гкэ (lōgke, “to read; to count”) + ‎-куэдтӭ (-kuedt’e) → ‎ло̄гкуэдтӭ (lōgkuedt’e, “to begin to read; to begin to count”)

Derived terms

Category Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -куэдтӭ not found

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
• Kuokkala, Juho. 2019. Saami -(š)goahti- inchoatives: Their variation, history, and suggested cognates in Veps and Mordvin