Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From dáidit-u.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtaːjːtuː/

Noun

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dáidu

  1. skill
  2. know-how

Inflection

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Even u-stem, id-idd gradation
Nominative dáidu
Genitive dáiddu
dáiddọ
Singular Plural
Nominative dáidu dáiddut
Accusative dáiddu dáiddūid
Genitive dáiddu
dáiddọ
dáiddūid
Illative dáidui dáiddūide
Locative dáiddus dáiddūin
Comitative dáiddūin dáiddūiguin
Essive dáidun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dáidon dáidome dáidomet
2nd person dáidot dáidode dáidodet
3rd person dáidus dáiduska dáiduset

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • 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