váttis

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vāntēs, borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*wandaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *wandaz.

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvaːttiːs/

Adjective

váttis (comparative váddásit, superlative váddáseamos)

  1. difficult, hard, tough
  2. complicated

Inflection

Odd, dd-tt gradation
Attributive váttẹs
Nominative váttis
Genitive váddása
Attributive váttẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative váttis váddásat
Accusative váddása váddásiid
Genitive váddása váddásiid
Illative váddásii váddásiidda
Locative váddásis váddásiin
Comitative váddásiin váddásiiguin
Essive váttisin

Derived terms

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
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