dáhttu

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtaːhːtuː/

Etymology 1

From dáhttut +‎ -u.

Noun

dáhttu

1. will, want

Inflection

Even u-stem, htt-ht gradation
Nominative	dáhttu
Genitive	dáhtu dáhtọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dáhttu	dáhtut
Accusative	dáhtu	dáhtūid
Genitive	dáhtu dáhtọ	dáhtūid
Illative	dáhttui	dáhtūide
Locative	dáhtus	dáhtūin
Comitative	dáhtūin	dáhtūiguin
Essive	dáhttun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person dáhtton dáhttome dáhttomet 2nd person dáhttot dáhttode dáhttodet 3rd person dáhttus dáhttuska dáhttuset

Derived terms

• dáhtolaš

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

Etymology 2

From dáhttut +‎ -i.

Noun

dáhttu

1. wanter, one who wants something

Inflection

Even u-stem, no gradation
Nominative	dáhttu
Genitive	dáhttu dáhttọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dáhttu	dáhttut
Accusative	dáhttu	dáhttūid
Genitive	dáhttu dáhttọ	dáhttūid
Illative	dáhttui	dáhttūide
Locative	dáhttus	dáhttūin
Comitative	dáhttūin	dáhttūiguin
Essive	dáhttun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person dáhtton dáhttome dáhttomet 2nd person dáhttot dáhttode dáhttodet 3rd person dáhttus dáhttuska dáhttuset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland