giehta

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kietë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *käte.

Noun

giehta

1. hand
2. arm

Inflection

Even a-stem, ht-d gradation
Nominative	giehta
Genitive	gieda
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giehta	gieda
Accusative	giedav	giedajt
Genitive	gieda	giedaj
Illative	giehtaj	giedajda
Inessive	giedan	giedajn
Elative	giedas	giedajs
Comitative	giedajn	giedaj
Abessive	giedadagá giedadagi	giedajdagá giedajdagi
Essive	giehtan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person giehtam giehtama giehtama 2nd person giehtat giehtada giehtada 3rd person giehtas giehtaska giehtasa

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kietë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *käte.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkie̯hta/

Noun

giehta

1. hand
2. arm

Inflection

Even a-stem, ht-đ gradation
Nominative	giehta
Genitive	gieđa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giehta	gieđat
Accusative	gieđa	gieđaid
Genitive	gieđa	gieđaid
Illative	gīhtii	gieđaide
Locative	gieđas	gieđain
Comitative	gieđain	gieđaiguin
Essive	giehtan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person giehtan giehtame giehtamet 2nd person giehtat giehtade giehtadet 3rd person giehtas giehtaska giehtaset

Derived terms

• giehtamátta
• giehtaruohtas

Further reading

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

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kietë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *käte.

Noun

giehta

1. hand
2. arm

Inflection

Even a-stem, ht-d gradation
Nominative	giehta
Genitive	gieda
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giehta	gieda
Accusative	giedav	giedajt
Genitive	gieda	giedaj
Illative	giehtaj	giedajda
Inessive	giedan	giedajn
Elative	giedast giedas	giedajst giedajs
Comitative	giedajn	giedaj
Essive	giehtan

Derived terms

• giehtabielle
• giehtagárrvo
• giehtagävvra
• giehtaklåhkkå
• giehtalåhpo
• giehtamádˈda
• giehtatjuvvde
• giehtatjállej
• giehtavuasˈsa
• giehtavuojdas

Further reading

• giehta in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland