dehálaš

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Inari Sami tehálâš.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtehaːlaʃ/

Adjective

dehálaš (comparative dehálit or dehálaččat, superlative deháleamos or dehálaččamus)

1. important

Inflection

Even a-stem, žž-čč gradation
Attributive	dehálaš
Nominative	dehálaš
Genitive	dehálačča
Attributive	dehálaš
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dehálaš	dehálaččat
Accusative	dehálačča	dehálaččaid
Genitive	dehálačča	dehálaččaid
Illative	dehálažžii	dehálaččaide
Locative	dehálaččas	dehálaččain
Comitative	dehálaččain	dehálaččaiguin
Essive	dehálažžan

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