-ádat

See also: adat and adāt

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-āntëk.

Suffix

-ádat

1. Forms nouns from other nouns, indicating a condition typefied by the thing.

   ‎balva (“cloud”) + ‎-ádat → ‎balvvádat (“cloudy weather”)

2. 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
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
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person -ádahkan -ádahkame -ádahkamet 2nd person -ádahkat -ádahkade -ádahkadet 3rd person -ádahkas -ádahkaska -ádahkaset

Derived terms

Category Northern Sami terms suffixed with -ádat not found