-гуэдтӭ

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• -шкуэдтӭ (-škuedt’e)
• -куэдтӭ (-kuedt’e)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-koatētēk.

Suffix

-гуэдтӭ (-guedt’e)

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

   ‎ла̄ввлэ (lāvvle, “to sing”) + ‎-гуэдтӭ (-guedt’e) → ‎ла̄ввлгуэдтӭ (lāvvlguedt’e, “to begin to sing”)

   ‎оаввлэ (åvvle, “to scream; to yell”) + ‎-гуэдтӭ (-guedt’e) → ‎оаввлгуэдтӭ (åvvlguedt’e, “to begin to scream; to begin to yell”)

Derived terms

Category Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -гуэдтӭ 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