sáiti

From Proto-Samic *sājttē.

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːjːtiː/

sáiti

1. spear
   • 1854, Wilhelm Andreas Wekselsest, translated by Nils Vibe Stockfleth, Ucca bibbalhistoriaš manaidi‎^[1], page 94:

     manne du hærra gonagas ik don varjal? gost læ gonagas saitte ja čaccelitte?

     [manne du hearrá gonagasa it don várjal? gos lea gonagasa sáiti ja čáhcelihtti?]

     [original: hvorfor bevarer du ikke din Herre, Kongen? hvor er Kongens Spyd og Vandkrukke?]

     why doth thou not guard thine lord, the king? where is the spear and water jug of the king?

   • 1994 February 3, Mikkel Magnus Utsi, “Máret muittaša Ruonáeatnama - gosa mánnán jođii bohccuiguin: Páfinslándda mátkkošteaddji”, in Áššu‎^[2], page 13:

     Go guolli ollii lahka, de čuggejedje sáittiin mas lei goanstta mii cikcii guoli birra go sáiti deaivvai.

     When the fish drew near, they stabbed it with a spear that had a trick that squeezed around the fish when the spear hit.

   • 2017, SlinCraze, “Sáittit”‎^[3]:

     Du sánit dego sáittit / Du sánit dego sáittit / Du sánit dego sáittit / Čuggot mu, čuggot mu, goddet mu álkit

     Your words are like spears / Your words are like spears / Your words are like spears / Stabbing me, stabbing me, easily killing me

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland